Weather Alerts For Benton City, WA

# HEADLINE -------------------- DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES OR691, WA690, AND WA691 # DETAILS -------------------- AFFECTED AREA Fire Weather Zones 690 Kittitas Valley, 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and 691 Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. TIMING From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. WINDS West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY As low as 16 percent. IMPACTS Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. ISSUED AT Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM PDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Pendleton OR HEADER URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Lower Columbia Basin of Washington, Kittitas Valley, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon