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

DRY CRK (DCCW1)

Lat: 45.94361°NLon: 121.9875°WElev: 2697.0ft.

NA

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed W 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 08:25 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles E Mount St Helens WA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers between noon and 1pm.  Widespread frost before 10am. Snow level rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4am.  Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight .  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers.  Snow level 2000 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light north northeast wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers between noon and 1pm. Widespread frost before 10am. Snow level rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 42. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight . Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 2000 feet rising to 3500 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light north northeast wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles E Mount St Helens WA
 46.16°N 121.89°W (Elev. 1555 ft)
7:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
8am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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