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

Ken Jernstedt Airfield (K4S2)

Lat: 45.67457°NLon: 121.53493°WElev: 600.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

34°F

1°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NW 6 MPH
Barometer 30.33 in (1027.09 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 07:35 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Hood River OR

  • Today

    Today: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Areas of frost between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Areas of frost between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Hood River OR
 45.7°N 121.6°W (Elev. 1001 ft)
7:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
7am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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