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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Elkins, Elkins-Randolph County-Jennings Randolph Field (KEKN)

Lat: 38.89°NLon: 79.85°WElev: 1985ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.81 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 4:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Upper Tract WV

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Upper Tract WV
 38.84°N 79.3°W (Elev. 1578 ft)
3:59 am EST Feb 26, 2026
5am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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