Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads
Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 2:42 pm PST Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind. Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind. Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Sunday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Sunday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Monday: A chance of rain, mainly before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Monday Night: A slight chance of rain before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Tuesday: A chance of rain. Snow level 5300 feet rising to 6100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Snow level 5900 feet lowering to 5000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Wednesday: Rain. Snow level 4200 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 47. | |
| 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR 44.25°N 121.99°W (Elev. 3369 ft) | |
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