Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest
A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 4 Miles S Altamont OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 4:36 am PST Mar 1, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Sunday: Rain likely, mainly before 4pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 4am. Snow level 6800 feet lowering to 6000 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 34. North northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 6500 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Tuesday Night: Rain after 4am. Snow level 6500 feet. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday: Rain. Snow level 5100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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