Heat the Southwest; Fire Weather in the Central U.S.; Kona Low Impacting Hawaii
A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 6 Miles SW Mehama OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 2:02 am PDT Mar 22, 2026 |  |
| Overnight: Patchy frost. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Calm wind. Sunday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Sunday Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Monday: Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind. Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. Tuesday: Rain. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Wednesday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Snow level 3400 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. | |
| 6 Miles SW Mehama OR 44.72°N 122.68°W (Elev. 738 ft) | |
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