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

45°F

7°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NW 21 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 05:00 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Vantage WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 50 °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: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

    Low: 33 °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 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 54.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a west wind 16 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
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Vantage WA
 46.96°N 120.08°W (Elev. 1598 ft)
3:38 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
5pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 5, 2026
 
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