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 Thursday. 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 Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday 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 NW 17 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 26 Feb 02:15 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Liberty WA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. West wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy, with a west wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 27.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Liberty WA
 47.24°N 120.57°W (Elev. 5853 ft)
1:30 am PST Feb 26, 2026
2am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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