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

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

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

Overcast

41°F

5°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed WNW 19 MPH
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.64 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 05:20 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ENE Kittitas WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph decreasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles ENE Kittitas WA
 47.03°N 120.23°W (Elev. 3494 ft)
4:07 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
5pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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