Partly sunny Saturday
Happy Saturday, Central Oregon!
Winds Saturday will be out of the southwest up to 20 mph, with gusts up to 25.
The moisture in this system that passed through Friday night was limited, so expect precipitation chances to have tapered off in Central Oregon by early Saturday afternoon.
Snow levels will start off at 3,500-4,500 feet, and will drop to 2,300 feet by early Saturday afternoon.
Daytime highs will range from the high 30s to low 40s.
Saturday brings the return of daytime highs closer to average, in the low 40s, with mostly sunny skies.
Early Sunday morning, expect a shortwave trough to move across the region, with most precipitation falling as snow in the Cascades, but bringing another chance for rain/snow showers to the higher elevations in Central Oregon.
Sunday night through next Friday, an active weather pattern will continue through the extended period, with a series of systems moving through.
The next shortwave trough should move through later Tuesday into early Wednesday and will bring mountain snow, with a slight chance of Central Oregon rain/show.
Again, lingering mountain snow showers continue into Thursday and
Thursday night.
A stronger upper level low/trough is expected to drop south out of the Gulf of Alaska and toward the Pacific Northwest some time next Friday and the weekend.
