Local Forecast

As we move past the middle of the week our weather patterns remain on the quiet side.  Plenty of sunshine is likely to define the next several days as the overnight time frame will be mostly clear and cool. Heading into the weekend I expect to see some cloud cover Thursday afternoon and evening as

Hello Central Oregon! Expect more warm, dry days to kick off our Fall season. There’s some activity off the coast of British Columbia and also California which will work together to keep a dry, southwest flow aloft over the region the next couple of days. As of early this morning, most of the region still

The air quality is in the Green for today as the region enjoys a break from the relentless smoky regime from the wildfires to the west.  Look for the region to remain free from any air quality issues for a few days. The fires, Lookout, Bedrock, and several other smaller blazes, are still smoking, but

Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! A mostly clear and dry weather pattern is setting up in the area.  Some intermittent cloud cover can be expected throughout the next few days, but the chance for rain is extremely low.   There will be some light winds, locally and some gusts through mountain passes, as well the more wind

A mixture of clouds and sunshine this week with mostly dry pattern setting up.  There will be some light winds at times and some gusts through mountain passes, but for the most part a very quiet pattern is setting up. The mercury in the thermometer is expected to hover around the upper 70s to low

Happy Monday, friends! Some moisture in a northwesterly flow overhead will bring a slight chance of isolated showers in the higher elevations of the Cascades through morning, but any remaining shower activity should diminish throughout the day. Locally, you can expect a dry and mild Labor Day, so get your grills ready! Air quality is

Happy Labor Day weekend Central Oregon! Rainy days on and off, are expected once again with a slight chance for us to see some lightning and hear some thunder.  Not so much on Sunday, but a few showers are not out of the question. Our weather models indicate, there may be a slight chance of

Happy weekend Central Oregon! How you doin’? Rainy days expected once again with a slight chance for us to see some lightning and hear some thunder.   The chances of the lightning are low but we may see some robust rain from time-to-time Saturday.  Not so much on Sunday, but a few showers are not out

Beneficial rainfall began early Friday morning and much cooler air helped to define the day. Today we can look forward to some more rain, more cool air, and much less smoke.  The Air Quality Alert was allowed to expire late Friday as the wildfire smoke was suppressed by the rain. Looking forward to today, we

The rainy pattern will linger over the first part of the weekend as and area of low pressure stalls in Northern California and pushes rain our way.  The rain is arriving from the south and east and is likely to be off and on through Saturday. Since the Climate Prediction Center has most of the

A fine Friday to all of you! An area of low pressure continues to travel south along the Oregon coast this morning, and it will likely get as far south as Northern California before it stalls early this weekend. This system will be sending some much needed moisture into the area, today and even possibly

An area of low pressure will be migrating through Oregon from north to south today and Friday, resulting in some much-needed rainfall. The rain that will fall is expected to be showery, meaning the bulk of the rain is likely to be absorbed by the ground and not “run off” quickly.  Even if it does

Happy Thursday to you, friends! A break from the generally warm dry conditions is here! A large low pressure system will form over SW Canada and drop down over the PacNW today through Friday, bringing wet conditions. We should see some showers as early as this morning; they’ll come and go through the end of

A shift from the dry and hot conditions experienced early in the week as a cooler and wetter regime arrives.  There will be some rain arriving early Thursday and should provide the region with a good old-fashioned soaking. Much needed rain is likely to linger for a few days off and on before clearing out

Hello Central Oregon! More smoky skies this morning, as wildfires continue to burn in our state and the region. The air quality alert in place including the cities of Bend, Redmond, Sunriver, Sisters, La Pine, and Brothers now extends through noon on Thursday in some areas. The chance of some beneficial rainfall at the end

Smoky conditions remain in the region due to the numerous wildfires that continue to burn west of the region.  The Air Quality Alert has been extended into Wednesday as a result.  As we move forward through the week our smoky forecast looks to improve as some rain is possible before the weekend.  A much cooler

Good Morning, Central Oregonians! Today, the forecast calls for mostly dry conditions under partly cloudy skies. The low pressure system off the Oregon coast is set to move onshore later this evening into Tuesday morning causing increasingly gusty conditions and significantly lower temperatures, with highs remaining in the lower 70s through the work week. There

Smoky pattern lingers as several new wildfires have developed this past weekend near the Bedrock and Lookout fires. Unhealthy air quality will remain tonight and early Tuesday. In other weather news, the hot pattern of the weekend is coming to an end as a cold front will migrate across the state Tuesday.  The impacts to

Happy Monday, friends! Early this morning, we are affected by hazardous and unhealthy levels of smoke in the area. Levels are forecast to change and hopefully decrease, slightly, over the course of today, but will likely stay at dangerously unhealthy levels. Please remember to avoid any unnecessary exposure to the outdoors, especially if you are

Happy weekend Central Oregon! Looks like we may be getting some rain in the east on Saturday evening, but not sure much will arrive in and around Bend or Redmond or other cities along the 97 corridor.  The main issue this weekend will be the warming trend. Highs in the upper 80s and mostly low 90s