Heavy Rainfall in Florida; Critical Fire Weather in the Southeast; Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Hawaii
Thunderstorms and periods of heavy to excessive rainfall will continue over Florida through Thursday; and will begin to impact the central Plains today. Dry and gusty conditions will promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions in the Southeast. A Kona Low is expected to bring strong winds, widespread heavy rainfall, and flooding concerns to the island chain through the weekend. 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 8, 2026 |  |
| Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Snow level 6400 feet rising to 8800 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: A slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Snow level 9000 feet lowering to 8200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Snow level 8100 feet rising to 8700 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Light south southeast wind. Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely between 8pm and 11pm. Snow level 8900 feet lowering to 8100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Snow level 7900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Snow level 8300 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Saturday: Rain showers before 2pm, then rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 6900 feet. High near 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely before 11pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday: Snow likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Sunday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. | |
| 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR 43.24°N 121.35°W (Elev. 6083 ft) | |
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