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Ellensburg, WA weather

It is 34°F and cloudy at Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field as of Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Overnight: Areas Of Fog, low near 27°F, 72% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 11:46 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 28, 2:30 AM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

34°F

Cloudy · feels like 29°F

Wind

ESE 6 mph

Humidity 86% · dew point 30°F

Pressure · visibility

29.87 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Ellensburg, Ellensburg Bowers Field (KELN), Oct 28, 2:05 AM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Ellensburg forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS PDT forecast area

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Washington has 5 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Ellensburg (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 2 AM32°FPatchy Fog72% 0 mph
Wed 3 AM31°FPatchy Fog72% 0 mph
Wed 4 AM30°FPatchy Fog72% 0 mph
Wed 5 AM30°FSnow Showers Likely60% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM29°FSnow Showers Likely60% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM28°FSnow Showers Likely60% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM29°FAreas Of Fog28% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM32°FAreas Of Fog28% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM37°FAreas Of Fog28% 0 mph
Wed 11 AM39°FAreas Of Fog18% 0 mph
Wed 12 PM42°FAreas Of Fog18% 0 mph
Wed 1 PM44°FAreas Of Fog18%NW 1 mph
Wed 2 PM46°FChance Rain Showers34%NW 1 mph
Wed 3 PM48°FChance Rain Showers34%NW 2 mph
Wed 4 PM47°FChance Rain Showers34%NW 2 mph
Wed 5 PM47°FPartly Sunny11%NW 2 mph
Wed 6 PM45°FMostly Cloudy11%NW 2 mph
Wed 7 PM40°FPartly Cloudy11%NW 2 mph
Wed 8 PM37°FPatchy Fog4%W 2 mph
Wed 9 PM34°FPatchy Fog4%W 2 mph
Wed 10 PM32°FPatchy Fog4%W 1 mph
Wed 11 PM31°FAreas Of Fog2% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM30°FAreas Of Fog2% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM29°FAreas Of Fog2% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Ellensburg can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 27°F

Areas of fog and rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. Wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday

High 49°F·Low 21°F

Snow showers likely and areas of fog before 8am, then areas of fog and a chance of rain showers between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Areas of fog between 8pm and 5am. Partly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. Northwest wind around 2 mph.

Thursday

High 48°F·Low 22°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 49°F·Low 21°F

A chance of snow showers before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8am and 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday

High 50°F·Low 29°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday

High 53°F·Low 23°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Monday

High 52°F·Low 24°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Tuesday

High 53°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Ellensburg is served by the National Weather Service PDT forecast office, forecast zone WAZ026, county zone WAC037.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Ellensburg (47.0001, -120.5495), in Kittitas County. Population: 20,996 (2024 estimate), number 56 of the 58 Washington cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KPDT. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/47.0001,-120.5495 (forecast issued Oct 27, 11:46 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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