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: 15 Miles W Crater Lake OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 2:26 am PDT Mar 22, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light and variable wind. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Tuesday: Rain likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Wednesday: Rain and snow likely before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Snow level 6600 feet lowering to 5600 feet in the afternoon . Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 11pm. Snow level 5400 feet lowering to 3600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. | |
| 15 Miles W Crater Lake OR 42.93°N 122.41°W (Elev. 3599 ft) | |
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