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: 22 Miles WSW Silver Lake 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. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Snow level 8200 feet. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 7100 feet lowering to 6600 feet in the afternoon . Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. | |
| 22 Miles WSW Silver Lake OR 42.99°N 121.43°W (Elev. 5030 ft) | |
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