Widespread High Wind Event; Heavy Snow Expected from the Northern Plains to Northeast
Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south coastal Texas today. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds into Saturday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 7 Miles ESE Sutherlin OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 3:21 pm PDT Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Friday: Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 13 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Friday Night: Rain. Low around 45. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Saturday: Rain, mainly before 11am. Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 3600 feet in the afternoon . High near 50. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Wednesday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. | |
| 7 Miles ESE Sutherlin OR 43.36°N 123.2°W (Elev. 1198 ft) | |
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