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

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

Lat: 47.03377°NLon: 120.53132°WElev: 1745.0ft.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 25 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 01:20 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

9 Miles SSW Kittitas WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the morning.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °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

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
9 Miles SSW Kittitas WA
 46.86°N 120.49°W (Elev. 2087 ft)
1:26 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
1pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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