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

46°F

8°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1008.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill41°F (5°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Canaan Hgts WV

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday
A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain or freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Freezing rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Point Forecast:
7 Miles ESE Canaan Hgts WV
 39.09°N 79.32°W (Elev. 3638 ft)
6:57 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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