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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

BLUE MOUNTAINS (4,000 FT TO 6,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    FRIDAY 02/27/26                         SATURDAY 02/28/26                  
 TIME (LT)          04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04   07   10   13   16   19   22   01   04
                    4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   7A   10A  1P   4P   7P   10P  1A   4A   
 
 CLOUD COVER        CL   CL   CL   CL   FW   FW   FW   FW   FW   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
 CLOUD COVER (%)     5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5   20   45   60   75   85   85   85   75   75
 TEMPERATURE        29   29   39   44   44   36   34   33   31   31   41   46   44   38   36   35   32
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           45                  30                  47                  30
 WIND DIR           SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W    W   SW   SW   SW
 WIND (MPH)          5    6    9   11   11    8    5    4    4    4    3    3    3    2    2    2    2
 WIND GUST (MPH)         24   32   34   33   27                                                       
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    5    5   10   10   20
 PRECIP TYPE                                                                                         S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  2.9  3.1  4.1  4.6  4.6  4.3  4.1  3.9  3.7  3.8  4.4  5.2  5.5  5.4  5.3  5.1  4.8
 
 

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