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

Tri-Cities Airport (KPSC)

Lat: 46.26955°NLon: 119.11813°WElev: 397.0ft.

Clear

50°F

10°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed SW 9 MPH
Barometer 30.27 in (1025.06 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 10:53 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSW Richland WA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSW Richland WA
 46.24°N 119.33°W (Elev. 1398 ft)
10:22 am PST Feb 26, 2026
11am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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