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

BUCK CREEK (BKRW1)

Lat: 46.05667°NLon: 121.53861°WElev: 2708.0ft.

NA

42°F

6°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed WNW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 25 Feb 04:25 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles E Mount St Helens WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 7pm.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 26 °F

    Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending.  Widespread frost before 9am. Snow level rising to 2900 feet in the afternoon.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow.  Snow level 2400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am.  Snow level 2300 feet rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 44 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm.  Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight .  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light north wind.

    Low: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 7pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow, mixing with rain after 11am, then gradually ending. Widespread frost before 9am. Snow level rising to 2900 feet in the afternoon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 2400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain and snow between 7am and 10am, then a chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 2300 feet rising to 3400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Widespread frost after 10pm. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Light north wind.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
Rain. Snow level 4200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles E Mount St Helens WA
 46.19°N 121.84°W (Elev. 2149 ft)
4:42 pm PST Feb 25, 2026
5pm PST Feb 25, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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