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Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 10:06:29 am MST

Warmer with light winds and mostly sunny skies.
Strong high pressure will lead to daytime high temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above average for late February. Several daily record highs could be broken through the weekend.

 

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