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: 23 Miles SSE Chemult OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 4:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Tuesday: A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 7100 feet lowering to 6500 feet in the afternoon . Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. | |
| 23 Miles SSE Chemult OR 42.95°N 121.57°W (Elev. 4600 ft) | |
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