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: 9 Miles NW Lorane OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 7:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Today: A 20 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Tonight: Rain likely, mainly between 1am and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 4900 feet lowering to 2700 feet. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 6 mph. Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 33. North wind around 6 mph. Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Monday Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Tuesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Wednesday: Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Snow level 4100 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 54. | |
| 9 Miles NW Lorane OR 43.91°N 123.39°W (Elev. 1467 ft) | |
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