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 >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 38.89°NLon: 79.85°WElev: 1985ft.

Overcast

39°F

4°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.89 in (1013.6 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles S Dryfork WV

  • Today

    Today: Snow, possibly mixing with rain after 3pm, then gradually ending.  High near 37. West wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 37 °F

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 10pm, then patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 46 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow, possibly mixing with rain after 3pm, then gradually ending. High near 37. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 10pm, then patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 46. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Rain or freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles S Dryfork WV
 38.9°N 79.43°W (Elev. 4045 ft)
10:02 am EST Feb 26, 2026
10am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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