Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US
Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 4 Miles S Altamont OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 10:41 pm PDT Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 3 to 7 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Monday: A chance of rain after 11am. Snow level 6600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Monday Night: A chance of rain before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6900 feet lowering to 6100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 5900 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Snow level 6600 feet lowering to 5800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Wednesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 5400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Thursday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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