Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Gardiner, OR

AVIATION
Satellite shows the areas with low clouds/fog are near the Umpqua Basin, western Rogue Valley near Grants Pass, and in portions of Lake County. This will continue burning off through the morning, bringing all areas to VFR conditions which will prevail through the day.

The drier air will continue to lower the overnight fog risk for the Rogue Valley, although the Umpqua Basin could still see lower ceilings/fog tonight. This was added to the Roseburg TAF by LIFR ceilings at 10Z and LIFR visibility at 12Z. -Hermansen

PREV DISCUSSION
/Issued 224 AM PST Sat Jan 24 2026/

DISCUSSION...High pressure remains in control, keeping the area dry through at least the middle of next week. The shortwave that passed over the area yesterday did manage to break the persistent valley inversions west of the Cascades, and allowed some drier air to mix in. This has limited, but not prevented, fog formation this morning, with shallow fog developing in the Umpqua Basin and in the lower Rogue Valley near Grants Pass. This later formation of fog allowed temperatures to cool quickly before setting in, resulting in cold temperatures and making that fog into freezing fog.

East of the Cascades, the opposite has occured, with some added moisture in the lower levels resulting in widespread low clouds across the valleys of Lake and northern Klamath counties, and even spreading into Modoc county in the last few satellite scans.
Here, low temperatures have been moderated a bit by the blanket of clouds, but it is still quite cold with temperatures in the teens and low 20s.

All the areas not covered by fog or low stratus will see some cold temperatures this morning, and by tomorrow morning, with even less cloud/fog, temperatures are likely to trend as cold if not colder. The dry air west of the Cascades has also allowed for near to below freezing temperatures along the coast north of Cape Blanco. A Freeze Warning is in effect for there, with a Cold Weather Advisory in the Umpqua. Details on these can be found at PDXNPWMFR.

This same pattern will continue into early next week, when it looks like the ridge will finally begin to break down, allowing for a few wet systems to make their way into the area. These ridges are notorious for sticking around for a long time, while the models are notorious for having some difficulty in predicting the breakdown. Therefore, while there are signs that precipitation is possible with the arrival of a few systems mid to late next week, experience tells us that this is far from certain, especially with models already backing off on the strength of any troughs that try to approach the West Coast.

MARINE
Updated 200 AM PST Saturday, January 24, 2026
North winds and steep wind-driven seas will continue this morning, especially beyond 10 nm from shore. Winds will gradually diminish and shift to the northeast later today, with steep seas becoming dominated by a moderate west swell. Winds will remain strongest in the outer waters. Conditions are expected to improve early next week. A more active pattern is expected to begin Tuesday afternoon, with increasing southerly winds (approaching advisory strength in the outer waters).

MFR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR...Freeze Warning until 10 AM PST this morning for ORZ021.

Cold Weather Advisory until 11 AM PST this morning for ORZ023.

CA...None.

PACIFIC COASTAL WATERS...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM PST Sunday for PZZ350-356-370-376.