Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland
Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 4:41 am PDT Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: A 10 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Snow level 7400 feet rising to 8100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Tonight: A chance of rain before 4am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 8000 feet lowering to 6800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Tuesday: Rain and snow, becoming all rain after 2pm. Snow level 6500 feet. High near 45. South wind 10 to 16 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tuesday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 11pm. Low around 29. South wind 11 to 16 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Wednesday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. | |
| 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR 43.24°N 121.35°W (Elev. 6083 ft) | |
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