Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

MERLIN (MLFO3)

Lat: 42.49975°NLon: 123.36917°WElev: 1144.0ft.

NA

55°F

13°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 26 Feb 01:58 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Grants Pass OR

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy dense fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am.  Patchy fog before 10am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 47 °F

    Rain Likely
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Areas of fog before 1pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Areas Fog

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain.  Patchy fog after 7pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain, mainly before 10am.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 4am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Saturday
Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog before 1pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
A chance of rain. Patchy fog after 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
A chance of rain, mainly before 10am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Tuesday
Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Grants Pass OR
 42.44°N 123.33°W (Elev. 997 ft)
2:27 pm PST Feb 26, 2026
2pm PST Feb 26, 2026-6pm PST Mar 4, 2026
 
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