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

Fairchild Air Force Base (KSKA)

Lat: 47.61667°NLon: 117.65°WElev: 2461.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed SSW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.12 in (1019.98 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:55 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Medical Lake WA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 30.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain. Snow level 5000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Snow level 4500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Medical Lake WA
 47.57°N 117.69°W (Elev. 2470 ft)
3:01 am PST Feb 26, 2026
5am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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