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Lighter showers will taper off this morning across southwestern Oregon, giving way to sun and a few passing clouds. A chance of coastal showers persists through the week before skies clear and temperatures warm slightly early next week.
Light snow accumulation and overnight travel hazards expected above 4,500 feet.
Snow levels could fall to 2,600 feet Saturday as colder nights settle across the Rogue Valley.
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District is ending the 2026 fire season in Jackson and Josephine counties effective Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Recent rainfall, cooler temperatures and a shift toward consistent fall weather allowed all fire season regulations and...
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. - Fire danger dropped to low across Southwest Oregon as fall weather brought rain and cooler temperatures to the region. The change affects 1.8 million acres of state, private, county, city and Bureau of Land Management forestlands in Jackson and Josephine counties. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level will remain at Level I.
Showers move into the Rogue Valley this morning, with precipitation expected along and west of the Cascades before diminishing tonight. Gusty winds are developing across the region this afternoon and evening as a low-pressure system pushes cold air onshore. We anticipate gusts of 15 to 25 miles per hour, with higher terrain possibly seeing gusts up to 35 miles per hour.
Rain will return to Southern Oregon as the week of October 25–31 opens, bringing wet roads to the valleys and the possibility of snow along higher mountain routes. Temperatures will fall after Sunday, with freezing nights becoming a greater concern east of the Cascades and colder weather reaching western valleys toward Halloween.
Temperatures could fall to 33-36 degrees across the Umpqua Basin and Coquille Valley Saturday.
Tonight: We'll see showers tapering off tonight across the region. Winds will stay breezy through some higher terrain areas and along the coast. Low temperatures will fall into the upper 30s for our westside valleys with lower 30s for lows down in Siskiyou County. The Klamath Basin will see temperatures falling into the upper 20s to lower 30s. Along the coast, we'll see low temperatures in the middle 40s.
Showers are expected across the Rogue Valley and surrounding areas early today, with conditions becoming less numerous as the day progresses. Temperatures will reach the low 60s, accompanied by light west-northwesterly winds. Looking ahead, we anticipate partly cloudy skies tomorrow, Friday, with daytime highs remaining in the low 60s. Winds...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Cool overnight conditions continue to support suppression efforts on the West Fork Evans Creek Fire, west of Shady Cove. The fire remains at 283 acres, and containment climbed to 45% last night. As of last night, crews have mopped up 100 feet into the burned area around the fire’s entire perimeter. Yesterday’s suppression efforts focused on addressing remaining heat and removing hazards.
ROSEBURG, Ore. - Fire season restrictions remain in effect on lands protected by the Douglas Forest Protective Association, even as some Oregon counties have officially ended their fire seasons. Fire season decisions are based on local weather, fire danger and fuel conditions, which can vary significantly across the state. Temperatures...
Southern Oregon’s October 18–24 travel week begins with afternoon temperatures in the 70s across inland valleys, followed by a cooler Monday, a midweek rebound and another temperature drop before Saturday. Coastal communities will remain considerably cooler, while overnight readings near freezing return to the Klamath Basin late in the week. Highway construction will affect several principal routes, including Interstate 5 and the approaches to the upper Rogue River.
SALEM, Ore. - Fire season ended across five Oregon Department of Forestry districts Thursday, Oct. 15, but the announcement does not change fire regulations in Douglas County. The change took effect at 12:01 a.m. for lands protected by ODF’s Forest Grove, Tillamook, Astoria, North Cascade, and West Oregon districts. Their protection areas span portions of 10 northwest Oregon counties.
Medford's 87-degree Thursday gives way to highs near 75 this weekend and 66 Monday.
SALEM, Ore. - Oregon is investing $10 million in wildfire risk reduction projects across Douglas, Grant, Jackson and Josephine counties. The grant awards will fund projects to reduce hazardous fuels, restore fire-adapted landscapes and improve landscape resilience across more than 6,400 acres. The projects are part of ODF's landscape resiliency approach, which works across public, private and Tribal lands to coordinate landscape-scale work that helps forests and protects communities.
Freezing temperatures across southern Oregon’s interior valleys Monday morning will give way to an extraordinary October warmup, with afternoon temperatures forecast to climb nearly 20 degrees by midweek and approach record levels Friday. The sharp reversal will affect communities from Grants Pass and Medford to the Klamath Basin, while coastal hazards and freezing mountain temperatures present separate concerns for motorists and travelers.
Clear and cold conditions are expected tonight as a deep upper-level low continues to influence our weather. Breezy northerly to northeasterly winds will develop, with many locations experiencing gusts between 25 and 35 mph, particularly in the northeast-southwest oriented valleys and higher terrain. Freezing conditions are anticipated again early tomorrow morning, marking the end of the growing season for many areas west of the Cascades.
The Rogue Valley anticipates a week of mostly sunny skies and warming temperatures that will reach the 80s by Friday before a weekend cooldown.
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE CO., Ore. – Despite the coming temperature drop, Oregon’s fire season is still underway, and the Oregon Department of Forestry is reminding Oregonians to check their local regulations. Across the state, jurisdiction over fire regulations varies. However, during fire season, debris burning is prohibited and...
