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.

Clear

36°F

2°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed W 11 MPH
Barometer 30.18 in (1022.01 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 07:00 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Vantage WA

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 8 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Vantage WA
 46.96°N 120.08°W (Elev. 1598 ft)
4:21 am PST Feb 26, 2026
7am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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