Climate and Weather Updates

With Portland’s National Weather Service office forecasting heavy rain and mountain snow this week, there's a strong possibility of high water, flooding, and landslides across NW Oregon. A “prolonged atmospheric river” is expected to…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a winter storm alert yesterday, predicting snow with multiple rounds of precipitation across the Rogue Valley, varying in depth at different elevations. The storm is expected…

Fire safety is a burning issue this week as the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts that a stubborn high-pressure inversion is locking in repeated rounds of dense valley fog with near-zero visibility at times and sunshine and warmer…

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Wind Advisory for the Willamette Valley beginning at 7 am Wednesday, with squalls travelling up to 55 mph and 60mph across the southern Rogue Valley. The NWS also predicts rain on Christmas Day…

In the newest round of research defunding, the Trump Administration took aim at the Atmospheric Research Center and plans to migrate the research to another agency. The Trump Administration Wants to Dismantle "Climate Alarmist"…

A Level 3 State of Emergency has been declared in Oregon, as an incoming atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potential flooding, especially in the western parts of the state, which are at an increased risk of…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The City of Medford confirmed that the Medford Severe Weather Shelter, located at 332 W. 6th Street, operated by ACCESS with the City of Medford’s Office of Emergency Management, will be open this winter to ensure that the…

Following the National Weather Service’s (NWS)  Extreme Heat Watch warning issued earlier this week, the Medford National Weather Service Office issued an Excessive Heat Warning in Southwest Oregon from 1 p.m. Friday, August 22, until 8…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) warned that fire danger levels will rise to extreme on Tuesday in Jackson and Josephine as hot, windy weather and dry vegetation increase wildfire risks. The National Weather…

Oregonians will be subjected to extreme heat that could soar into the lower 100s in the Rogue Valley, prompting the opening of weather shelters. The National Weather Service (NWS) states that high temperatures in the upper 90s will…