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Weather alerts in Oregon today: does anything affect me?
National Weather Service
Official Red Flag Warning in effect for Oregon.
What it means
- Red Flag Warning: critical fire weather. Avoid anything that can spark a fire outdoors and follow local burn bans.
Always follow your local National Weather Service office and local officials. Details below.
Official weather alerts for Oregon
Red Flag Warning until Fri, Oct 16, 8:00 PM PDT
Red Flag Warning issued October 16 at 6:57PM PDT until October 16 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Pendleton OR
Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon
Full text from the National Weather Service
RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE OR694
...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... .Breezy to locally windy conditions are bringing critical fire weather conditions through the Grande Ronde Valley. Winds expected to remain strong through the evening with RH values dropping down as low as 23 percent. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 694 Grande Ronde Valley of Oregon. * TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT this evening. * WINDS...South 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 23 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
Official NWS page · NWS Pendleton OR
Storm Prediction Center · today's severe-storm outlook · issued 1 h ago
None of these cities are inside today's thunderstorm or severe-storm areas.
Official SPC Day 1 Convective Outlook (NOAA), valid until Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 AM PDT. It shows the chance of severe storms in the area, not a warning for your street. SPC outlook
U.S. Drought Monitor · map of October 13
88% of Oregon is in drought, including 20% in extreme or exceptional drought.
Share of the state's area. Updated every Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor (National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA). Drought builds over weeks and months: one rainy day rarely ends it.
Weather in Oregon now
What is normal in October in Oregon
changing season The rainy season returns with the first strong Pacific storms.
El Niño is under way, and NOAA expects it to be strong (NOAA, October 8, 2026).
In the Pacific Northwest it tends to bring a warmer, drier winter with less mountain snow.
These are general tendencies: every year is different, and your local forecast comes first.
Typical climate per NOAA and regional weather services. It describes the season, not the forecast for a given day.
Where will it rain most? Forecast by city
Total rain each day, in inches. Wettest cities first.
Automatic forecast from a computer model (MET Norway, data CC BY 4.0). Not an official alert: for watches and warnings, follow National Weather Service.
What do the inches mean?
As a rough guide: under a quarter inch in a day is light rain; 1 to 2 inches is a heavy downpour; more than 2 inches in a day is very heavy rain that can flood low-lying areas and roads.
Several rainy days in a row saturate the ground: even a modest storm can then cause flash flooding and rising rivers.
Cities in Oregon
Official sources for Oregon
Emergency: 911