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 81%
Wind Speed SSE 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 05:25 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles ENE Mount St Helens WA

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow showers between noon and 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers.  Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow showers between noon and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 28.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles ENE Mount St Helens WA
 46.25°N 121.82°W (Elev. 5197 ft)
5:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026
5am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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