Red flag warning until 9 pm Tuesday
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! The chance of thunderstorms will diminish Tuesday night, but rain showers will extend into early Wednesday morning.…
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50% chance of thunderstorms
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The combination of very warm daytime highs and monsoonal moisture from the south will give us a 50% chance of rain…
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Red flag warning in place
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Pop-up thunderstorms are possible on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. A red flag/fire weather warning is in place until…
Continue Reading Hot, muggy, pop-up thunderstorms
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Moisture moving from the south over hot daytime highs will deliver a 20-30% chance of scattered showers this…
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Heat, scattered storms bring red flag warning for fire danger
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Sunday brought partly cloudy skies and scattered storm activity in southern Deschutes County, and we have an upcoming…
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Hotter temperatures around the corner
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Temperatures for us will stay right around average before we start to see a big warmup toward the end of the weekend.…
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Cool air from the north and warmer air from the SW mix over the state of Oregon and deliver a very pleasant day to…
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Mostly clear and average temps for a couple of days
Happy NewsChannel 21 Day at the Deschutes County Fair, Central Oregon! Skies will stay mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the 40s to low…
Continue Reading Cooler, but staying smoky
GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… With wildfires concentrated to our west and SW, combined with a westerly wind, many will see the current smoky…
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New fire weather warning for part of the region
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! A new red flag/fire weather warning has been issued for Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras until 9 p.m.…
Continue Reading Warm; isolated thunderstorms
GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While we may see a thin cloud or two, we will have plenty of sunshine today and more very warm daytime highs.…
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Cooler temps, cleaner air and clearer skies
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Better air quality Tuesday night will be accompanied by lows in the 50s with mostly clear skies. Highs will be in…
Continue Reading Warm; more thunderstorms
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Monsoonal moisture moving in over some fairly warm temperatures will give us about a 20-30% chance of more…
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Red Flag Warning in place until 11 p.m. Monday
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! A Red Flag Warning due to the high risk of fire danger from dry conditions and possible thunderstorms will be in place…
Continue Reading More possible thunderstorms today
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Mostly cloudy skies are likely to stay with us today, as will about a 30% chance of scattered showers and…
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More thunderstorms come; heat wave set to cool
Happy Sunday! Our satellite and radar imagery shows over the past few hours, we’ve seen scattered thunderstorms and showers across the region. Winds…
Continue Reading Heat and thunderstorms increase fire risk
Happy Saturday! I hope you’ve found ways to cool off. Saturday was still a very, very hot day — Redmond hit its fifth straight daily record, at 108…
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It stays hot a little while longer
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! It stays mostly clear, with lows in the 60s Friday night. Breezes become light and variable in the evening and…
Continue Reading Excessive Heat Warning extended
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are not expecting the air flow pattern over much of the western United States to change a great deal over the…
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We still have a few more days of triple-digit temperatures
Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! It’ll be mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the low 60s. Highs in the triple digits are expected to stay with…
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