Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Continue Tonight in the East; Early Heat Wave in the West
Scattered strong to severe storms with damaging winds and potentially a tornado or two are expected tonight from the coastal Carolinas into the Mid-Atlantic states. An anomalously early heat wave will continue to intensify and expand across the West and Southwest as the week progresses. Numerous daily and potentially monthly record highs are expected to be broken. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 12:41 am PDT Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Light southwest wind. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Friday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Friday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday: Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Snow level 5700 feet lowering to 4400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Sunday: A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4000 feet rising to 5400 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 5800 feet lowering to 4600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Monday: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 4200 feet rising to 5000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. | |
| 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR 44.25°N 121.99°W (Elev. 3369 ft) | |
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