
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: 6:41 am PDT Mar 20, 2026 | |
| Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight: Rain, mainly before 4am. Low around 41. Light north northwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 11am. Snow level 4100 feet lowering to 2600 feet. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. 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: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Monday Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Tuesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Tuesday Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Wednesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3900 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. | |
| 6 Miles SW Mehama OR 44.72°N 122.68°W (Elev. 738 ft) | |
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