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: 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 4:41 pm PDT Mar 26, 2026 |  |
| Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the evening. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Calm wind. Saturday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Light west wind. Saturday Night: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 8am, then a slight chance of rain. Snow level 5300 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 11pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 4800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Monday: Rain and snow likely, becoming all rain after 8am. Snow level 4300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Monday Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4800 feet lowering to 4200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow before 8am, then rain likely. Snow level 4200 feet rising to 5200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 5500 feet lowering to 4700 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Wednesday: Rain and snow. Snow level 4400 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Wednesday Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 4400 feet lowering to 3400 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 29. Thursday: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 45. | |
| 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR 44.25°N 121.99°W (Elev. 3369 ft) | |
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