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 WNW 12 MPH
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.67 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 26 Feb 03:00 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Liberty WA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and Very
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • 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 28.

    Low: 28 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 10 percent chance of snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 25. Breezy, with a west wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a slight chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Very windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. Windy, with a west wind 24 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a west wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 22 to 27 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, 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 28.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles NE Liberty WA
 47.31°N 120.52°W (Elev. 5883 ft)
3:16 am PST Feb 26, 2026
3am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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