Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall for the Southwest; Heat Spreads Across the Center of the Nation

Moisture will continue to move into areas of the West. This will increase showers and thunderstorms coverage and intensity, with the risk of flash flooding and damaging wind gusts. Meanwhile, heat across the Southwest will expand into the center of the nation this weekend into early next week. Trends favor this heat will spread across the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

Lat: 47.03377°NLon: 120.53132°WElev: 1745.0ft.

Clear

66°F

19°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed NW 31 MPH
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 Aug 02:05 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Vantage WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Patchy smoke before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Vantage WA
 46.95°N 119.98°W (Elev. 614 ft)
11:46 am PDT Aug 29, 2026
2pm PDT Aug 29, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 4, 2026
 
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