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 >

Current conditions at

FORT ROCK (FKFO3)

Lat: 43.43197°NLon: 120.83842°WElev: 4413.0ft.

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity	71%
Wind Speed	NW 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	40°F (4°C)
Visibility	NA
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	21 Mar 09:45 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles N Silver Lake OR

Today
High: 63 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Tonight
Low: 23 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Monday
High: 72 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 63 °F
Chance Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance Rain
Wednesday
High: 58 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Mostly
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Light west wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night

A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Snow level 8600 feet lowering to 7100 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain and snow before 11am. Snow level 6700 feet lowering to 6000 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 65.

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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

Point Forecast:

17 Miles N Silver Lake OR
43.39°N 121.09°W (Elev. 4298 ft)

10:41 am PDT Mar 21, 2026

Forecast Valid:

10am PDT Mar 21, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 27, 2026

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