Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains
Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: 16 Miles NNE Detroit OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 5:42 pm PST Feb 17, 2026 |  |
This Afternoon: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 33. Calm wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Wednesday: Snow showers. High near 34. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Wednesday Night: Snow showers. Low around 27. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Thursday: Snow showers. High near 35. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Friday: Snow likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Friday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Saturday: Snow likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday: Rain and snow. Snow level rising to 3900 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Sunday Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 4100 feet lowering to 3400 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday: Rain and snow. Snow level 3200 feet. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Monday Night: Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Tuesday: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 43. | |
| 16 Miles NNE Detroit OR 44.95°N 122.01°W (Elev. 3005 ft) | |
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