Critical Fire Weather in the Southern High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S.
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the southern High Plains Friday. A winter storm will track across the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Friday into Saturday with areas of wintry mix and heavy snow from northern New York through southern Maine. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 10 Miles ESE Mt Jefferson OR Issued by: National Weather Service Pendleton, OR Last Update: 2:31 am PST Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 22. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 7pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 7pm and 10pm, then snow likely after 10pm. Snow level 3800 feet lowering to 3400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Sunday: Rain and snow likely before 10am, then rain. Snow level 3600 feet rising to 5100 feet in the afternoon. High near 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Monday: Rain. High near 45. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Monday Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Tuesday: Rain, possibly mixed with snow. Snow level 3800 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Thursday: Rain and snow likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. | |
| 10 Miles ESE Mt Jefferson OR 44.63°N 121.61°W (Elev. 3396 ft) | |
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