Freeze Warning
Ends in 6 h 47 min
When
From 11 PM this evening to 10 AM PDT Saturday.
Where
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Yakima Valley, and Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Pendleton OR
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Sub-freezing temperatures of 25 to 32 expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon; Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon; Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Yakima Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington
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Observed 2:55 AM PDT at KALW

Waitsburg, WA weather

Freeze Warning. 45°7° and clear now.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the east-southeast. Light through 3 PM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 14Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 34°1° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
High 60°16° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 36°2° · Clear
This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 61°16° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	41%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	66%	46%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	54%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	47%	69%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	42%	72%	2
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	70%	2
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	37%	55%	2
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	36%	55%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	38%	60%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	72%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	71%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	73%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	73%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	64%	70%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	63%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	68%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	78%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	65%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	79%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	55%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	50%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	46%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	74%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	43%	78%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	81%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	80%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	73%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	44°7°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	72%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	75%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 33°1°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread frost before 8am. Mostly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Tonight: Widespread frost. Mostly clear. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 57°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 56°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
36°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 46°8°, low 37°3°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–54°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Sunny. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 49°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
27°−3°–38°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 37°.
Monday
32% chance of rain, high 57°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 46–57°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PDT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Touchet River at Gallaher Road

1.9 mi

Level: 7.6 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Touchet River near Bolles

3.4 mi

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Touchet River above Dayton

9.7 mi

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Fri 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Mill Creek at Five Mile Bridge

13 mi

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 35Typical 113

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 30°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Walla Walla Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+3°+1°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Waitsburg weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 28 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 5:08–6:09 PM; Morning 7:03–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:09–6:21 PM; Morning 6:51–7:03 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3:13–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Waitsburg. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,100 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Freeze Warning