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

BUCK CREEK (BKRW1)

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

NA

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed SSE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 04:25 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles E Mount St Helens WA

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the morning.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Snow level 4400 feet rising to 5300 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Snow level 5400 feet lowering to 4800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Rain and snow likely. Snow level 4200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles E Mount St Helens WA
 46.22°N 121.88°W (Elev. 3806 ft)
4:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
5am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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