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Issued by NWS Medford, OR
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Spot Forecast for Hayden Ridge RX...USFS
National Weather Service MEDFORD OR
749 PM PDT Wed Oct 28 2026
Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 PDT on October 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.
.DISCUSSION...Dry weather is expected Thursday and Friday. There will
be enough high clouds to filter sunshine. Overall, expect light S
winds Thursday with fairly typical speeds in the afternoon. Expect an
uptick in wind speeds (still from S or SW) Friday afternoon. The next
trough will move in Saturday with a chance of rain (30%), but any
amounts should be on the light side, if it even measures at all.
Dry weather returns Sunday and probably Monday with warmer temps.
.THURSDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy (high clouds).
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....54-58.
Min humidity........28-33 percent.
Eye level winds.....S 1-4 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........SE 1-4 mph becoming SW 4-9 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....SW 10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (high clouds) then becoming
partly cloudy.
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Min temperature.....33-36.
Max humidity........60-70 percent.
Eye level winds.....S 1-3 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........SW 4-8 mph with gusts to 12 mph becoming SE
2-5 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....SW 5-10 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (still some high clouds).
Chance of lightning.0 percent.
Max temperature.....52-55.
Min humidity........38-45 percent.
Eye level winds.....S 2-5 mph. Gusts to 10 mph.
Wind (20 ft)........SE 2-5 mph becoming SW and increasing to 6-11
mph with gusts to 20-25 mph.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....SW 10-15 mph increasing to 15-20 mph.
CWR.................0 percent.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.
Highs around 50. SW 10-20 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 50s.
ENE 5 mph.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. ESE 5-10 mph.
$$
Forecaster...SPILDE
Requested by...Ryan Mutchnick
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2624329.4/MFR
.DELDT 10/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kyle.ownsbey@usda.gov,ryan.mutchnick@usda.gov,ezekiel.jones@usda.gov,paul.buchter@usda.gov,thomas.shickle@usda.gov