• Excessive Heat Watch for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County County, Oregon
  • Excessive Heat Watch issued August 06 at 2:42PM PDT until August 09 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS
  • Effective: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 1 p.m.
  • Expires: Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 11 p.m.
  • ...Unseasonably hot conditions return to inland areas Wednesdy and
    Thursday...
    .An upper level ridge will build over the region mid week, this
    will bring triple digits highs, with warm overnight lows to inland
    west side valleys. The river valleys in western Siskiyou county
    should see cold drainage flow from the mountains that will result
    in cooler lows than the Shasta valley.
    ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
    THURSDAY EVENING...
    The National Weather Service in Medford has issued an Excessive
    Heat Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday morning through
    Thursday evening.
    * Temperature...High temperatures in the watch area...100 to 106.
    * Locations include...In Northern California; Yreka, Montague
    Klamath River and Grenada. In Oregon; Medford, Ashland, Grants
    Pass, Jacksonville and other communities along the Rouge and
    Applegate rivers.
    * Impacts...Hot daytime temperatures will increase chances for
    heat related illness, especially for sensitive groups and people
    without access to air conditioning. Heat stress is also
    possible for livestock and outdoor pets. Smoke will exacerbate
    heat related issues for vulnerable populations.
    * View the hazard area in detail at
    https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD