Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Increasing Severe Weather Chances for the Plains and Upper Midwest
A strengthening storm system will bring impactful weather to the much of Central U.S. over the next couple of days, including heavy snow in the northern Rockies, Critical fire weather conditions for portions of the Plains, and increasing severe weather chances from the central/southern Plains to the Upper Midwest. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 11:26 am PDT Apr 22, 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North northwest wind around 9 mph becoming east in the morning. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Saturday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday: A chance of snow, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Sunday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6800 feet lowering to 6200 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wednesday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level rising to 6900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. | |
| 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR 43.24°N 121.35°W (Elev. 6083 ft) | |
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