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: 3:41 pm PDT Mar 21, 2026 |  |
| This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, 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 after 5am. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Monday: Patchy fog before 9am. Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light and variable wind. Monday Night: Showers likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday: Showers. High near 56. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Tuesday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Wednesday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Wednesday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 11pm. Snow level 3800 feet lowering to 2200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Thursday: A slight chance of rain. Snow level 1800 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. | |
| 6 Miles SW Mehama OR 44.72°N 122.68°W (Elev. 738 ft) | |
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