Weather Alert, July 11

NWS release – High temperatures will range between 10 and 15 degrees above normal Thursday into early next week. Excessive heat watches will likely be issued later today followed by heat warnings and advisories. Record highs for Medford later this week are around 107 degrees, and for Klamath Falls around 100 degrees. We do not expect these records to be reached but we could see temperatures peak to within a couple degrees of record highs across southern Oregon and northern California. Monsoonal moisture from the southwest U.S. may move toward our region later in the week with thunderstorms possible beginning Friday afternoon.