Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US
Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. 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 26, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Light west wind increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 11 to 16 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Monday: A chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Snow level 5400 feet rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Monday Night: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 5100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 5000 feet rising to 6100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6500 feet lowering to 5500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Wednesday: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 5300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Wednesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Thursday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. | |
| 18 Miles SSE Newberry Crater OR 43.5°N 121.06°W (Elev. 4560 ft) | |
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