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 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light west northwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west after midnight. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Light north wind. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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