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: 9:41 pm PST Mar 1, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Showers likely, mainly before 4am. Snow level 6100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 10am. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 6700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday Night: Rain, mainly after 4am. Snow level 6800 feet lowering to 6100 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Wednesday: Rain. Snow level 4900 feet. High near 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. | |
| 4 Miles S Altamont OR 42.15°N 121.72°W (Elev. 4140 ft) | |
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