Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

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

Partly Cloudy

86°F

30°C

Humidity	25%
Wind Speed	NW 26 MPH
Barometer	29.84 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	13 Aug 02:30 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NE Ellensburg WA

Wind Advisory until August 13, 08:00pm

Red Flag Warning until August 13, 09:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Red Flag Warning

Wind Advisory until August 13, 08:00pm
Red Flag Warning until August 13, 09:00pm
NOW: Multiple hazards in effect
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This Afternoon
High: 86 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Haze
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Haze
Thursday Night
Low: 58 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday
High: 76 °F
Chance
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 58 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Showers
Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 52 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a northwest wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Tonight

Widespread haze after 11pm. Patchy smoke after 2am. Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Windy, with a northwest wind 27 to 32 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Thursday

Widespread haze. Patchy smoke before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday Night

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday

Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.