Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii

A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

BUCK CREEK (BKRW1)

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

53°F

12°C

Humidity	25%
Wind Speed	SW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	18°F (-8°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	21 Mar 03:25 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

21 Miles SSE Packwood WA

This Afternoon
High: 40 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 22 °F
Frost
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Frost then
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Frost then
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 49 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 34 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
Tuesday
High: 42 °F
Rain/Snow
then Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 40 °F
Snow and
Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

Widespread frost after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 22. West wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 47. Light west northwest wind.

Sunday Night

Widespread frost between 8pm and 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Light and variable wind.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers after 11pm. Snow level 5000 feet lowering to 4300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 11am. Snow level 4600 feet rising to 6100 feet in the afternoon. High near 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain before 8pm, then rain and snow between 8pm and 2am, then snow likely after 2am. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 4200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy.

Wednesday

Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Thursday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.