March 13, 2026 4:00 a.m. 

A ridge of high pressure will start building in the Umpqua Valley on Monday, leading to afternoon high temperatures that are well above normal for several days.

Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Medford told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that very light rain will impact the area late Friday and into early Saturday with only a tenth to a quarter of an inch of precipitation expected. Sunday starts to warm up but will remain generally cloudy.

Forecasters said Monday through Thursday, highs will be ten to twenty degrees above normal, ranging from the low to mid 70s in the Roseburg area. Current forecast models show the afternoon temperatures staying below record highs for the dates, which are in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. High temperatures begin to cool next Friday.

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