Airmass satellite imagery this evening shows where the cold front is positioned to our north. This has been a very slow moving nearly stationary front. We will eventually see it sag south later tonight into tomorrow. By the time of reaches us it will have significantly weakened.
Updated look at forecast highs from Monday through Thursday on next week. We will see highs in the western interior valleys climb into the upper 70’s and even low 80’s for the Klamath River valleys in Siskiyou County.
Updated water year precipitation totals to date as of October 1st, 2025. These are for select weather observation locations across the NWS Medford forecast area.
You can really see where the heaviest precipitation has been focused over the last 72 hours. It drops off rapidly as you track from Eugene south. Some very impressive numbers for the northwest Oregon coast.
The latest 48 hour projected precipitation amounts still look very light for most of the interior valleys. We could see more significant amounts along the coast and extending across the Cascades. This is from now through early Sunday.
It is a beautiful day at Crater Lake National Park with clouds streaming overhead. With the much warmer temperatures on the way later this weekend into early next week the limited snow pack will be melting fast.
Projected highs today based off the GFS model run will remain above normal for this time of year.
Visible satellite imagery this morning is showing a bit more cloud cover across our region. The cold front that has remained stalled mostly to our north will begin to progress south into tomorrow. This will increase precipitation changed for the coast and Douglas County.
The latest GFS model run is projecting a high of 80 degrees for Medford on Wednesday of next week.
The 48 hour GFS precipitation projections clearly shows where the heaviest precipitation will remain focused today through early Saturday morning. With the exception of the coast, Douglas County and the Cascades most areas remain dry.
Radar returns are picking up on some precipitation moving inland along the coast just north of Douglas County. We will see this shift slightly south as the day progresses.
Highs today will continue to trend upward as we see high pressure build inland from the south. We will see another front arrive to the north with most areas remaining dry today.
We remain on the southern edge of an atmospheric River that has been focused across Washington and northwest Oregon the last few days. This will continue overall today with a chance of showers along the immediate coast and portions of Douglas County northward.
Beautiful lenticular clouds as high winds aloft pass over the top of Mt. Shasta this evening. This is from the Grizzly Peak Lookout webcam.
Radar returns this evening show where the heaviest rainfall is focused with the steam of moisture moving inland to our north. Moderate to heavy rainfall has been observed throughout the day.
By Tuesday of next week we could see Medford reach the upper 70’s to possibly near 80 degrees. The Klamath River valleys of Siskiyou County could see highs in the mid 80’s.
A quick look at the 48 hour observed precipitation amounts across the region. You can see where the front has remained positioned well to the north.
Here are the latest 48 hour precipitation projections from the GFS model. As you can see most of our region with the exception of the coast, Douglas County and the Cascades will remain dry.
Winds will remain gusty at times along and east of the Cascades today. We could also see some gusty winds develop along the Coos and Douglas county coastlines.
High temperatures will begin to trend toward today as we start to see high pressure build inland from the south. Here are the latest GFS model projected highs across the region.
We remain on the southern edge of a front that is positioned well to our north. There are some high to mid level clouds moving overhead. A few pockets of fog and low clouds are visible on satellite this morning.
Updated rain and snowfall projections from now through Sunday the 22nd of March. This is based on the latest GFS model run. You can see where the bulk of the precipitation will be focused over the next few weeks.
Highs by next Monday across the region will easily move into the upper 70’s to lower 80’s across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Here are the latest GFS model run projections to start off next week. We will get even warmer as the week progresses.
Wind gusts will remain strong at times east of the Cascades heading into tomorrow. Here are the latest risk projections from the NWS in Medford.
An early morning view of Crater Lake from the Sinnott Overlook webcam. We have not seen any new snowfall overnight. Snow depth as of the last report is 38”.
The 6-10 day temperature and precipitation outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center at NOAA indicates above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation chances are we heard later into this week.
Radar returns this morning are not showing much in the way of any precipitation. We are seeing a few isolated showers across portions of northern and extreme eastern Douglas County.
High temperatures today will remain near to slightly below normal for most areas. Here is a look at the latest GFS model run projections.
More extensive cloud cover overnight kept temperatures significantly warmer than most models indicated. You can see the cold front remains focused well to our north with warmer air in place across our forecast area.
Highs climb back into the 70’s and possibly lower 80’s for a few locations in Northern California as we head into this upcoming weekend. Here is a look at forecast highs across the region by Sunday.
