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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Medford, OR

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Last Map Update: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 at 2:50:49 pm PDT

Critical Fire Weather Conditions
Smoke Impacts
Periods of warm temperatures
Gusty winds east of the Cascades will overlap with low daytime relative humidities (RHs) to create periods of critical fire weather on Saturday. Daytime humidities may drop into single digits with winds gusting to 25-35 mph in parts of Klamath and Lake counties. Follow all local fire restrictions. One less spark one less wildfire. For wildfire prevention tips go to: www.oregon.gov/osfm/education/pages/prevent-wildfires.aspx
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Wildfires will continue to bring smoke and periods of decreased air quality, especially to Lake County, northern/eastern Klamath county and far eastern Douglas county. Monitor air quality conditions at fire.airnow.gov and avoid going outdoors during periods of lowered air quality.
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Temperatures will vary bit through the forecast period. Temps warm up Friday before cooling off this weekend. Temperatures warm into Tuesday then look to cool through the rest of next week.
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