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: 6 Miles SSE Cape Arago OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 10:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: A chance of rain between 1pm and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 7 mph. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 3600 feet lowering to 2800 feet. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Monday Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Tuesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Wednesday: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 3900 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. | |
| 6 Miles SSE Cape Arago OR 43.21°N 124.31°W (Elev. 400 ft) | |
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