October 15, 2025 3:50 a.m. 

The Umpqua Valley will continue to enjoy sunshine with near normal temperatures through Friday.

The forecast from the National Weather Service in Medford calls for afternoon highs ranging from the mid to upper 60s for the next few days. The seasonal normal high temperature for this week in October is 68 degrees. On Saturday, the high is expected to jump to the mid- 70s, but only for one day. Rain is forecast for Sunday, with a slight chance of rain on Monday.

Due to the federal government shutdown, the National Weather Service is not updating some online weather data such as high temperatures and precipitation amounts. Forecasters are not available to the public and calls to the NWS lead to recorded forecast information only.

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