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

Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN)

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

Clear

39°F

4°C

Humidity	60%
Wind Speed	WNW 13 MPH
Barometer	30.24 in (1024.04 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	31°F (-1°C)
Last update	21 Mar 10:15 PM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Liberty WA

Tonight
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 37 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 43 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Monday Night
Low: 33 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
Snow then
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 37 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Monday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Monday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Snow before 2pm, then rain and snow. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all snow after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.