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: Cascade Locks OR Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR Last Update: 6:41 am PDT Mar 22, 2026 |  |
| Today: Widespread frost, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind. Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light west wind. Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light southwest wind. Tuesday: Rain. High near 55. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Wednesday: Rain. High near 51. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Wednesday Night: Rain likely before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3300 feet lowering to 1900 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy. Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am. Snow level 1600 feet rising to 2800 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. | |
| Cascade Locks OR 45.66°N 121.87°W (Elev. 732 ft) | |
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