Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 70s to lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph late in the evening and overnight. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening for scattered thunderstorms with insufficient moisture across zones 624 and 284...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather Watch... which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening for scattered thunderstorms with insufficient moisture across zones 624 and 284.
Low pressure will move across the area Sunday with scattered thunderstorms developing. The combination of scattered lightning... dry fuels... and insufficient rainfall may lead to numerous new fire starts.
In addition to the lightning potential... southwest winds will increase to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph by mid-Sunday afternoon. The winds will shift west and decrease through evening.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.