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 >

Last Update: 1226 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026

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Tonight
W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain early this evening. A slight chance of rain late this evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
Fri
NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave detail: NW 9 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Fri Night
N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NE 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 14 seconds.
Sat
NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 13 seconds.
Sat Night
NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
Sun
NE wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Sun Night
NE wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
Mon
N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Mon Night
NE wind around 5 kt, veering to SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
Tue
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
Tue Night
S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 6 seconds. Rain.



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1226 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026
 
 

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