Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland
Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 15 Miles W Crater Lake OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 1:46 pm PDT Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south southeast. Tonight: Rain. Snow level 7200 feet lowering to 6300 feet after midnight . Low around 41. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tuesday: Rain before 11am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 11am. Snow level 5800 feet. High near 50. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Night: Rain before 5am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 5900 feet lowering to 4800 feet after midnight . Low around 36. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Wednesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, becoming all rain after 8am. Snow level 4400 feet rising to 5100 feet in the afternoon. High near 45. West wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5200 feet lowering to 4200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 6000 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 5700 feet rising to 6600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. | |
| 15 Miles W Crater Lake OR 42.93°N 122.41°W (Elev. 3599 ft) | |
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