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

DRY CRK (DCCW1)

Lat: 45.94361°NLon: 121.9875°WElev: 2697.0ft.

NA

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed W 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 08:25 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ESE Mount St Helens WA

  • Today

    Today: Widespread frost before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4am.  Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight .  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers.  Snow level rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10pm, then a chance of snow showers after 4am. Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 2700 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight . Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Snow level 4100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
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Point Forecast:
15 Miles ESE Mount St Helens WA
 46.09°N 121.9°W (Elev. 2188 ft)
8:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
9am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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