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: 4:42 am PST Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind. Tonight: Mostly 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 33. Calm wind. Saturday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 10am. Snow level 5300 feet rising to 6400 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Calm wind. Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Sunday Night: A chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 6000 feet lowering to 5300 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Monday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 4800 feet rising to 5700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Monday Night: Clear, then becoming mostly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 33. Tuesday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 5100 feet rising to 6200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Wednesday: Rain likely. Snow level 4600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. | |
| 16 Miles NE Cougar Res. OR 44.25°N 121.99°W (Elev. 3369 ft) | |
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