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Forks of Salmon Weather Forecast

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Forecast issued at 2:43 PM PST on December 23, 2024 by the National Weather Service

This Afternoon
Rain

55 °F

Rain

Tonight
Heavy Rain

43 °F

Heavy Rain

Tuesday
Rain

49 °F

Rain

Tuesday Night
Partly Cloudy

33 °F

Partly Cloudy

Christmas Day
Light Rain

49 °F

Light Rain

Wednesday Night
Rain

42 °F

Rain

Thursday
Rain

50 °F

Rain

Thursday Night
Rain

44 °F

Rain

Friday
Rain

52 °F

Rain

This Afternoon
Rain. Cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain. Cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Rain before 4pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Christmas Day
Rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54.
Saturday Night
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52.
Sunday Night
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

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More Weather Info

Active Weather Alert

1. Winter Storm Watch

In effect: starting Wednesday, Dec 25 at 4:00 PM PST until Friday, Dec 27 at 10:00 AM PST

For the following area: Western Siskiyou County; South Central Siskiyou County; North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County; South Central Oregon Cascades; Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades. This alert affects some or all of the Salmon River watershed. See details below.

Details: • WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 24 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph.

• WHERE...The southern Oregon Cascades north of Highway 140 including Crater Lake National Park, highways 62, 138, and 51 at Willamette Pass. Marble Mountain Wilderness Area including Sawyer Bar Road near Mount Etna, and the pass at Snowmans Hill Summit.

• WHEN...From Wednesday late afternoon through Friday morning.

• IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday evening and Thursday morning commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage to trees and power lines.

Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.

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Realtime Salmon River Flows & Estimates

River / Fork Flow (cfs) Change Time & Date
Salmon River near Somes Bar+ cfs/hour
Salmon River at Forks of Salmon* cfs/hour
South Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
North Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
Wooley Creek at Salmon River* cfs/hour
Little North Fork at NF Salmon River* cfs/hour

* = estimated flow (accuracy uncertain), + = flow courtesy of Dreamflows, ⁇ = flow unknown

Clean, Cool Water for the Klamath River System

The Salmon River is currently providing gallons of clean, cool water to the Klamath River every minute. This immediately increases the Klamath's flow by % and represents % of its total flow into the Pacific Ocean.

Salmon River Hydrograph

Salmon River Hydrograph

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USGS Salmon River Flow Gauge & Current Conditions

Salmon River Flow Forecast

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Salmon River Temperature & Water Quality

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Salmon River Watershed Wildfire Map

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Fire Weather Forecast

Salmon River Watershed Air Quality

SRRC maintains an air quality monitoring station in Forks of Salmon. Due to the complexity of local terrain and variability in smoke dispersion, other areas of the watershed may have different conditions.

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View the Salmon River Cam to see the current air quality in Forks of Salmon.

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Salmon River Cam - Forks of Salmon

Estimated flow of Salmon River in image: cfs.