Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 4 Miles S Altamont OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 10:41 pm PDT Mar 21, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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