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Showers and Storms continue across the East; Heat, Critical Fire Weather, Drought, and Poor Air Quality continues in the West

A series of fronts will focus locally heavy showers and storms across portions of the central and eastern U.S. through the end of the workweek. Dangerous to extreme heat continues across the Southwest U.S., eventually spreading eastward over the weekend into early next week. Elevated fire weather conditions continue across the Great Basin, with degraded air quality lingering across the Northwest. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 12:30:14 pm PDT

Critical fire weather conditions are expected today due to low RHs during the afternoons, and east winds with poor recoveries over the mountains during the overnight periods. This combination of gusty winds and very low humidities could result in the rapid spread of new or existing fires. Do your part to prevent a spark…one less spark, one less fire!
Temperatures will push into the triple digits for many valleys west of the Cascades near the California and Oregon border. Warmer overnight lows and hot afternoon temperatures for multiple days will bring us moderate heat risk. We're also forecasting a record high of 106 in Medford on Wednesday August 5th.
A look at the forecast high temperatures compared to current records this week.

 

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