Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest
Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 4 Miles S Altamont OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 3:41 am PST Feb 12, 2026 |  |
| Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind. Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 23. Light west wind. Friday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Snow level 4800 feet rising to 5600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Snow level 5000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 4800 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5000 feet lowering to 4400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Washington's Birthday: A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Monday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Tuesday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Wednesday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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