Lightning storms spark multiple fires in southern Douglas County over Labor Day weekend

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Lightning-sparked fires kept crews busy across southern Douglas County over the Labor Day holiday weekend, even after precipitation fell across lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association. DFPA said two separate lightning storms during the evening of Sept. 5 and the morning of Sept....

Hot conditions under sunny skies for The Rogue Valley today

A warm and dry pattern holds for Southern Oregon through Thursday. Temperatures will warm significantly today, with coastal areas seeing low to mid-80s, and parts of the Rogue Valley reaching the mid to high 90s. A change in weather patterns is anticipated later in the week, beginning with a dry...

VIDEO: Vaux’s swifts return to Oregon area chimneys

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Cooler, fall-like weather is helping the Vaux’s swifts move south as they start roosting in Oregon area chimneys once again. These swifts were caught on camera in the Medford area during the first weekend of September 2026. The roosting locations of the Vaux’s swifts have changed around Portland over the last […]

Lightning Sparks Four Small Fires Across Southern Douglas County

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - Firefighters responded to five small fires across Douglas County during and after the Labor Day weekend, including four sparked by lightning, according to the Douglas Forest Protective Association. The fires followed two lightning storms that moved through southern Douglas County on the evening of Sept. 5...

Medford heats up this week

A cool start to Labor Day will give way to a rapid warming and drying trend across Southern Oregon this week. Medford will enjoy sunshine Monday, with a high near 81 degrees and a light north wind. Skies will remain mostly clear Monday night as temperatures fall to around 50.

Blue skies and hotter temperatures for Wednesday

Tonight: We'll see clear skies, but it'll be a bit less chilly tonight. We're not as concerned about frost developing east of the Cascades for most spots. Low temperatures will fall into the lower 50s in our westside valleys with middle to upper 40s down in Siskiyou County. East of the Cascades, temperatures will fall into the upper 30s to lower 40s Along the coast, lows will be in the 50s.

Rain Has Reached Southern Oregon, but Fire Season Is Still Burning Across the State

Southern Oregon finally received some September rain, temperatures have backed away from summer extremes and fire danger across Jackson and Josephine counties has fallen to Moderate. None of it means wildfire season has packed up and left Oregon. From small lightning ignitions scattered through the mountains around the Rogue Valley...

Rollercoaster temperatures, with chilly start today and big warm-up midweek

Medford will warm rapidly from near 81 on Labor Day to around 97 Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Freeze Warning covers the Klamath Basin Monday morning, with frost or freezing temperatures possible again early Tuesday.

Fire danger drops to moderate with IFPL remaining at level 2

JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. - Fire danger dropped to moderate across Jackson and Josephine counties on September 3, 2026, at 10 a.m. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District, the change affects 1.8 million acres of state, private, county, city and Bureau of Land Management forestlands. The fire danger level decreased from high to moderate, though the Industrial Fire Precaution Level remains at Level 2.

Southern Oregon Weather and Travel Outlook Brings Sunday Storms, Midweek Heat and a Cooler Finish to the Week

Southern Oregon will move through nearly every stage of early September weather during the coming week, beginning with showers and thunderstorms Sunday before sunshine returns and temperatures climb rapidly across the Rogue Valley. By the middle of the week, portions of Jackson and Josephine counties could approach the mid-90s before another change brings cooler conditions by Friday and Saturday.

Rogue River-Siskiyou Nat’l Forest Reduces Fire Restrictions to Level 2

Following a wetter, cooler weather pattern over the last week, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is reducing public fire restrictions to Level 2 across the forest and the Wild and Scenic Lower Rogue River. The change will be effective at at 12:00 a.m. Sept. 4, and these restrictions will be...

Fire danger decreases to moderate in Jackson and Josephine County

Agencies warning that fire season is not over

While the weather is feeling a lot cooler going into our holiday weekend, agencies are warning people that fire season is not done.

Fire risk lowers to "high"

At the north edge of Jackson County, Umpqua National Forest is in "high" fire danger today.

Cold front interrupts summer in Oregon, bringing showers and a steep drop in temperatures

After a warm start to the week, residents across much of Oregon experienced a sudden drop in temperatures on Tuesday. In some places, high temperatures dropped from the 80s to the 60s. A cold front moving in from Alaska is affecting all of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Rainfall will bring...

Fire danger drops to high with IFPL decreasing to level 2

JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. - Fire danger is dropping from extreme to high across 1.8 million acres of state, private, county and Bureau of Land Management lands in Jackson and Josephine counties, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District. The change took effect Sept. 2, 2026....

Periods of rain settle over southern Oregon today

Periods of rain are expected across southern Oregon and Northern California today as a strong weather system moves through the region. This system, pushing a stronger cold front, will bring unusually strong winds, especially along the coast and east of the Cascades. Road conditions could be slick due to early season rain mixing with oil on surfaces.

September Storm Breaks Oregon’s Summer Pattern With Widespread Rain, Wind and Sharp Cooldown

Oregon is entering September under an abrupt change in weather as a succession of unusually strong storm systems descends from the Gulf of Alaska, replacing the state’s prolonged summer dryness with widespread rain, gusty winds, falling temperatures and the possibility of thunderstorms. The most consequential period is expected Wednesday...

Fire Restrictions Lowered Across Douglas District Following Rain and Cooler Temperatures

Fire restrictions have been reduced across lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association following cooler temperatures and widespread precipitation. Public use restrictions dropped to low at 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, for private, county, state and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District. The Industrial Fire Precaution...