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

SAWMILL FLATS (MEFW1)

Lat: 46.9675°NLon: 121.08444°WElev: 3000.0ft.

NA

47°F

8°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed WSW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 26 Feb 12:25 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Chinook Pass WA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °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 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow before 10am, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Chinook Pass WA
 46.91°N 121.42°W (Elev. 4190 ft)
1:13 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
1pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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