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: 9 Miles WNW Powers OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 4:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 6 mph. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 5500 feet lowering to 3300 feet. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 53. North wind 6 to 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Northeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Monday Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Tuesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Wednesday: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 4100 feet lowering to 2800 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 59. | |
| 9 Miles WNW Powers OR 42.94°N 124.23°W (Elev. 1066 ft) | |
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