Slightly warmer the rest of the week, rain expected Sunday

(KTVZ, Bend Ore.) The region will be warming up as we head toward the weekend. Highs will cross the 60-degree mark each of the next few days on our way to 70 on Saturday.

The ridge of high pressure to the west is slowly pushing the cooler pattern to the east. This will result in milder days and not as cold nights.

There has been some early morning low cloudiness this week that impacted our temperature profiles. The clouds cover arriving after midnight slowed down the cooling process, so we did not get nearly as cold as anticipated. The cloudy skies in the morning, conversely, inhibits the heating process a little, so we do not get as warm in the afternoons.  Skies are likely to be a mixture of this for the next couple of days.

The ridge begins to take over the High Desert Thursday as we hit the low to middle 60s.  This introduction of milder air will be present through Saturday.

A change over to rain and mountain snow returns to the area on Sunday. After sunset Saturday rain starts to make it to Central Oregon from the northwest. Expect mostly cloudy skies Sunday, along with a steady dose of rain.

The rain will shift over to mountain snow by the early morning hours as the colder air arrives.  

Making plans this weekend, be sure to take into account the rainy Sunday. If you want to do any outdoor recreating, the dry day will be Saturday, the wet day will be Sunday.  Highs on Sunday will be much cooler, only the 50s, compared to the upper 60s and low 70s of Saturday.

After the rain ends Sunday night or early Monday, we are going to dry out and get back to the 60s into the middle of next week.

Please, Stay safe.

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