N Santiam River at Mehama
7.4 mi- Level
- 3.3 ft
- Flow
- 1,320 cfs
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Mon 5 PM
Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 4 h 53 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Portland OR
What
Sub-freezing temperatures expected.
Impacts
Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Precautionary actions
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Take steps now to protect tender outdoor plants from the cold. Consider temporarily moving outdoor potted plants indoors if they are sensitive to cold temperatures.
Areas: North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands; North Oregon Coast Range; West Central Willamette Valley; East Central Willamette Valley; Benton County Lowlands; Linn County Lowlands; Lane County Lowlands; Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties; Lane County Cascade Foothills
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Model estimate for 5:00 AM PDT (no recent station report)
Freeze Warning. 34°1° and partly cloudy now.
Today: low 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°), high 64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°).
Now 34°1°
Partly cloudy · Feels like 31°−1°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 97% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 94% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Mostly clear | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 89% | 34% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 85% | 72% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 75% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 61% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 47% | 73% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 41% | 72% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 40% | 67% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 39% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 40% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 43% | 80% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 50% | 81% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 61% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 70% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 76% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 78% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 74% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 73% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 74% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 75% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 76% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 77% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 77% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 78% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 73% | 59% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 66% | 61% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 57% | 67% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 5%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 54% | 73% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 53°12° to 67°19°) | 60°16° | 10%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 54% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 61°16° (likely 51°11° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 30%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 55% | 83% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 62°17° (likely 51°11° to 67°19°) | 62°17° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 56% | 96% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Rain | 60°16° (likely 50°10° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 60%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 60% | 61% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 59°15° (likely 50°10° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 66% | 60% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 74% | 58% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 82% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 45°7° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 94% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 96% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 98% | 70% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 99% | 64% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 47% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 100% | 76% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 100% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.12 in3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread frost before 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Areas of frost. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.9 in23 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.87 in22 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.63 in16 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: Rain before 5am, then a chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.2 in0.5 cm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 64°, low 33°.
72% chance of rain, high 63°, low 41°.
80% chance of rain, high 56°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 50–60°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PQR) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Mon 5 PM
Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 3.9 ft Thu 5 AM
Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 77% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 33°F).
Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.
On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Mill City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:10 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 48% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing