Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 18 Miles SSE Newberry Crater OR Issued by: National Weather Service Medford, OR Last Update: 4:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 8200 feet lowering to 7300 feet in the afternoon . Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Light west wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 8500 feet lowering to 7300 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6800 feet lowering to 6200 feet in the afternoon . Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. | |
| 18 Miles SSE Newberry Crater OR 43.5°N 121.06°W (Elev. 4560 ft) | |
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