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

FINNEY CREEK (FIFW1)

Lat: 48.39236°NLon: 121.81828°WElev: 2160.0ft.

NA

34°F

1°C

Humidity 99%
Wind Speed S 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 04:28 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles SSE Newhalem WA

Winter Weather Advisory February 26, 05:32am until February 27, 04:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory February 26, 05:32am until February 27, 04:00am

    NOW until 4:00am Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 26 °F

    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain.  High near 32. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Breezy. Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm.  Steady temperature around 30. Wind chill values between 17 and 22. West wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow.  High near 31. Wind chill values between 14 and 19. West wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 10pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow. Low around 26. Wind chill values between 14 and 19. West southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 32. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 10pm. Steady temperature around 30. Wind chill values between 17 and 22. West wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Friday
Snow. High near 31. Wind chill values between 14 and 19. West wind 18 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles SSE Newhalem WA
 48.48°N 121.08°W (Elev. 3159 ft)
2:04 am PST Feb 26, 2026
5am PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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