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 pm PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 7 to 9 mph. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66. | |
| 18 Miles SSE Newberry Crater OR 43.5°N 121.06°W (Elev. 4560 ft) | |
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