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Spot Forecast for Ellensburg Rodeo/Kittitas County Fair...Ellensburg Rodeo Board of Directors/Kittitas
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
422 PM PDT Fri Sep 4 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 PDT on September 04.
***Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds      ***
***Winds are 20 foot 10-minute averages             ***
***CWR: Chance of wetting rain 0.10 or greater      ***
***Ventilation Index is derived from transport wind
   multiplied by the mixing height in 100`s of ft.
   Categories are a generalized indicator only:
   low (< 200), moderate (200-500), high (500-700),
   and very high (> 700).                           ***

If you have questions or concerns with this forecast, please
contact our office at (541) 276-8134.

.DISCUSSION...A few passing showers with an occasional thunderstorm
will develop near/at the forecast area through the evening hours.
A secondary chance for showers and thunderstorms will develop
tomorrow, with the greatest chances of T-Storms during peak heating
hours. Winds in general will be light and variable in nature but
erratic wind gusts are possible with T-Storms nearby.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers early in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Max temperature.....62-67.
Min humidity........40-45 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 7 to 12 mph. Erratic wind
                    gusts possible from near/passing thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Light winds.

TIME (PDT)      5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM
Chc of ltng (%).10  10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............65  63  61  59  55  54  53  52  51  50  49  48
RH..............44  48  54  63  66  69  70  72  73  74  75  76
Surface wnd dir.SE  SE  S   NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N
Surface wnd spd.8   8   5   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
Surface wnd gst.12  9   8   5   5   5   6   5   5   5   5   5

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance of lightning.5 percent.
Min temperature.....43-48.
Max humidity........65-85 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light by 10 PM.
Mixing height.......3800 ft AGL early in the evening then 500 ft
                    AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph early
                    in the evening.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers and thunderstorms late in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance of lightning.18 percent.
Max temperature.....64-69.
Min humidity........45-50 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Light and variable winds. Erratic gusts possible
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......5100 ft AGL early in the morning.
Transport winds.....North 5 to 10 mph shifting to the southeast
                    5 to 10 mph late in the morning, then shifting
                    to the northwest 5 to 10 mph late in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Day
Requested by...Jacob Yake
Type of request...OTHER
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.EMAIL jacobyake@gmail.com