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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 >

WALLOWA MOUNTAINS (8,000 FT TO 9,000 FT)
 
 DATE                    SATURDAY 02/28/26                       SUNDAY 03/01/26                    
 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        SC   SC   BK   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV   OV
 CLOUD COVER (%)    40   40   60   80   90   90   90   85   75   80   80   85   85   85   80   85   85
 TEMPERATURE        28   28   37   39   37   33   32   32   30   31   36   37   36   33   31   31   31
 MAX/MIN TEMP                           40                  30                  38                  29
 WIND DIR            W    W    W    W   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW   SW    W   NW    W    W    W   NW
 WIND (MPH)         11   10    8    9   10   11   10    9    8    8    6    6    8    6    6    6    8
 WIND GUST (MPH)                                                                                      
 PRECIP PROB (%)     0    0    0    0    5    5   10   20   30   30   40   40   50   50   40   40   30
 PRECIP TYPE                                            S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S    S
 6 HOUR QPF                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.01      0.02      0.02
 6 HOUR SNOW                 0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       0.1       0.2
 6 HOUR ICE                 0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00
 SNOW LEVEL (KFT)  4.3  4.9  5.9  6.1  5.9  5.8  6.2  6.2  6.3  6.5  6.9  7.2  7.2  6.9  6.7  6.1  5.5
 
 

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