Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads
Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 3:41 am PST Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am. Snow level 6500 feet. Increasing clouds, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind. Saturday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Snow level 6300 feet rising to 7500 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 48. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Saturday Night: Rain showers likely before 1am, then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers. Snow level 7600 feet lowering to 6900 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Sunday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers, becoming all rain after 4pm. Snow level 6500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Snow level 6600 feet lowering to 6100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 6100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Wednesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. | |
| 17 Miles WNW Silver Lake OR 43.24°N 121.35°W (Elev. 6083 ft) | |
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