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: 10 Miles SSW Paisley OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 10:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light south wind becoming west southwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 7900 feet lowering to 7300 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. | |
| 10 Miles SSW Paisley OR 42.55°N 120.6°W (Elev. 5000 ft) | |
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