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FORECAST FOR MOUNTAIN PASSES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 

 
 
CANYON CREEK PASS-  
LOCATION...OREGON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MILEPOST 81  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 37. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.  
HIGHS AROUND 41. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION.  
LOWS AROUND 31. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS  
AROUND 40. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 46.  
 

 
 
SEXTON SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...OREGON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MILEPOST 69  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 34-35. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS 36-38. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS AROUND 30. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
HIGHS 34-36. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS 40-42.  
 

 
 
HAYES HILL SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 199 NEAR MILEPOST 16  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 36. CHANCE OF RAIN 80 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 41. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
RAIN SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. LOWS AROUND 29.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
HIGHS AROUND 41. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 29.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 45.  
 

 
 
WILLAMETTE PASS-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 58 NEAR MILEPOST 62  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOWS  
26-28. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 9 INCHES.  
HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR  
100 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO  
9 INCHES. LOWS 22-23. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 27-28. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 19-22.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 37.  
 

 
 
DIAMOND LAKE SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 138 NEAR MILEPOST 83  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO  
9 INCHES. LOWS 23-25. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 9 INCHES.  
HIGHS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR  
100 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO  
8 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 26-28. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 16-17.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS 35-38.  
 

 
 
CRATER LAKE-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 62 NEAR MILEPOST 65  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 9 INCHES. LOWS 22-26.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 11 INCHES.  
HIGHS 26-30. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR  
100 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 9 TO  
10 INCHES. LOWS 17-19. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW  
90 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 23-28. CHANCE OF SNOW  
70 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. LOWS 15-17.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS 32-36.  
 

 
 
LAKE OF THE WOODS-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR MILEPOST 33  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN  
SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. LOWS  
28-29. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF  
8 TO 10 INCHES. HIGHS 32-33. CHANCE OF SNOW 90 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO  
11 INCHES. LOWS 22-23. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND  
30. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 36-37.  
 

 
 
SISKIYOU SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...OREGON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MILEPOST 4  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
10 AM PST THURSDAY...  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 31-34. CHANCE  
OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW  
ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS 36-40. CHANCE OF SNOW  
80 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. LOWS 25-27.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  
SHOWERS. HIGHS 31-35.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 23-26.    
FRIDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS 37-41.  
 

 
 
BLACK BUTTE SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...CALIFORNIA INTERSTATE 5 NEAR MILEPOST 742  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS AROUND 40.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW  
ACCUMULATION. LOWS 24-26. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
CLOUDY. HIGHS 32-35.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 21-23.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 41-44.  
 

 
 
GRASS LAKE/MT HEBRON SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 97 NEAR MILEPOST 20  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 27-28.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS 38-39. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP  
TO 1 INCH. LOWS AROUND 20. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 33-34.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
CLEAR. HIGHS 42-43.  
 

 
 
WARNER MOUNTAIN SUMMIT-  
LOCATION...OREGON HIGHWAY 140 NEAR MILEPOST 4  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH UNTIL WELL AFTER  
MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION  
AROUND 1 INCH. HIGHS 33-35. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. CHANCE  
OF SNOW 60 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LITTLE OR NO SNOW  
ACCUMULATION. LOWS AROUND 18. WEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 30.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18-19.    
FRIDAY
 
PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON THEN  
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 35-37.  
 

 
 
CEDAR PASS-  
LOCATION...CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 299 NEAR MILEPOST 51  
1243 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026  
   
TONIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF  
3 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS 31-32. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE  
OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,  
THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION  
AROUND 2 INCHES. LOWS AROUND 20. WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE  
OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.    
THURSDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 24-25. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19.    
FRIDAY
 
SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 32-33.  
 

 
 
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