A weak cold front will bring a few showers to the Coastline and Cascades this afternoon, but a strong area of intensification in the Pacific Ocean will cause the zone of low pressure to become filled with rain and showers on Thursday and most of Friday. Rain will develop on the Coast Wednesday night and … Continue reading »
Feeling More Like Spring
A zonal flow has set up over the region which will allow disturbances to move through the next couple of days providing a mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies through the day. Temperatures will also moderate closer to normal but still on the warm side for Spring. Tomorrow a weak cold front will bring light … Continue reading »
Nice Weather Tue/Wed, Storm on Horizon
A split jet-stream pushed most of the storm northward into Washington and the Northern Rockies, with a southern split headed into California and Nevada. This left Southern Oregon and Northern California dry but breezy…and cooler. The flow will keep some clouds and sunny periods over the region through Wednesday, but a stronger cold front will … Continue reading »
Change To More Normal Temperatures
A cold front will pass through our region today bringing isolated to scattered showers, mainly at the coast, Umpqau Basin and the Cascades with only a slight chance for showers on the east side and I think Sisikiyou county will stay dry today. What we will feel is the winds picking up ahead of the … Continue reading »
Much Needed Rain Moves in Tomorrow
A cold front is going to push inland tomorrow afternoon. This is going to bring light showers to the viewing area, beginning at the Coast early tomorrow morning. By midday, rain will reach the Valley and the Cascades shortly after. The East Side will see very light and isolated rain showers by the afternoon. Winds … Continue reading »
Nice Weather for Mother’s Day
A ridge of high pressure is currently sitting over the NW. By tomorrow this weather pattern will begin to shift eastward and a trough will shift winds to the SW. Winds will begin to pick up in the higher elevations and higher clouds will roll in through the second half of the day ahead of … Continue reading »
Hot & Sunny for the Weekend
High pressure currently sits over our region. Sunny skies have allowed for temperatures to warm significantly, especially in the Valley. Medford hit it’s warmest day of the year thus far, with the afternoon temperature peaking at 91 degrees. Klamath Fall did so as well, reaching 81 degrees for the first time this year. On the … Continue reading »
Medford Fire Raises Fire Awareness
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fire crews are preparing homeowners for what they’re saying could be a very long fire season. Ready, Set, Go is a national program started in California. Experts say 80% of homes lost to wildfires could have been saved through preparation and with the high risk of fire in Medford’s surrounding hills and … Continue reading »
Warmest Days Of The Year So Far!
Plenty of sunshine returns for inland areas today with highs climbing close to 90 on the west side and 80 on the east side, that’s 15 to 20 degrees above normal! All this heat will increase instability this afternoon and while moisture is a limiting factor, we could see some thunderstorms develop this afternoon. The … Continue reading »
Weaker T-Storms This Evening
The weather pattern that has been in place over the past week has now broken down. Showers and thunderstorms still remain in the forecast though and are expected into this evening. A good amount of moisture is present in our atmosphere, and in addition to that temperatures are 5-10 degrees warmer this afternoon. For these … Continue reading »
