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

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

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

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 18 MPH
Barometer 30.19 in (1022.35 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:15 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles ENE Kittitas WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a west wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles ENE Kittitas WA
 47.03°N 120.23°W (Elev. 3494 ft)
10:22 am PST Feb 26, 2026
12pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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