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Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. Read More >

BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    SATURDAY 03/28/26                       SUNDAY 03/29/26                    
 TIME (LT)          05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05   08   11   14   17   20   23   02   05
                    5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   8A   11A  2P   5P   8P   11P  2A   5A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        BK   BK   BK   SC   BK   SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   BK
 CLOUD COVER (%)    65   65   65   45   55   45   35   55   70   80   80   85   85   85   85   85   60
 TEMPERATURE        38   38   47   50   49   41   37   35   34   36   41   41   39   36   33   29   25
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           51                  33                  42                  23
 WIND DIR           SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W    W   SW    W    W    W    W    W    W    W
 WIND (MPH)          3    3    5    6    6    4    4    3    3    3    5    6    6    8    9    9    8
 WIND GUST (MPH)                   24   24                                           25   28   28   26
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   50   50   70   70   70   70   20
 PRECIP TYPE                                                           S    S    S    S    S    S    S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.06      0.13      0.04
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.2       0.3
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  5.5  5.4  5.8  5.9  5.7  5.1  4.2  4.2  4.4  4.7  5.3  5.4  5.1  4.4  3.1  2.1  1.0
 
 

--- PRECIP TYPE CODES --- 
CODE   TYPE
 T     THUNDERSTORMS
 R     RAIN
 S     SNOW
 I     SLEET
 Z     FREEZING RAIN