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

33°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Feb 3:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles ESE Canaan Hgts WV

  • Today

    Today: A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 35 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 26 °F

    Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 35. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 1am, then a chance of freezing rain. 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 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
Rain or freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 25. 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:
7 Miles ESE Canaan Hgts WV
 39.09°N 79.32°W (Elev. 3638 ft)
3:59 am EST Feb 26, 2026
4am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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