Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Current conditions at

FORT ROCK (FKFO3)

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

NA

46°F

8°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed SSW 8 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 01 Apr 11:45 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles NNE Christmas Valley OR

Wind Advisory until April 1, 11:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  •  
    Wind Advisory until April 1, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 52 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain showers and snow likely before 3am, then a chance of snow after 5am. Some thunder is also possible.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Breezy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 45 °F

    Breezy. Snow
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west southwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Snow level 6200 feet. High near 52. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Rain showers and snow likely before 3am, then a chance of snow after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles NNE Christmas Valley OR
 43.38°N 120.54°W (Elev. 4380 ft)
11:41 am PDT Apr 1, 2026
12pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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