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

42°F

6°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 1:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Cabins WV

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light south wind.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °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 50%.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light south wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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 50%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. 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 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Cabins WV
 38.97°N 79.28°W (Elev. 1198 ft)
12:57 am EST Feb 26, 2026
2am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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