Local Forecast

Happy first weekend of March, Central Oregon! As the work week came to a close for many, we finally appeared to be seeing the end of our calm start to March. Much of the country has battled with intense winter weather, and now it makes its way to us. The Cascades, which have shielded us

Happy Friday evening, C.O.! It’s been a dry and overcast day on the High Desert. Sunshine has peaked through at times, but westerly winds have blown in cloud cover for much of the day. Central Oregon has started March with better weather than much of the country, as intense winter weather has affected many. A

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… As much of the country continues to battle with intense weather, the High Desert receives continued relief from winter storm activity. The Cascades continue to shield Central Oregon from the precipitation that’s affecting much of the Pacific Northwest. We’ll have mostly sunny skies throughout the day before some cloud cover rolls

Good Thursday evening, Central Oregon!  March is off to a beautiful start for Central Oregon, as the Cascades blocked precipitation from reaching the High Desert.  We saw a beautiful sunset last night, and barring increased cloud coverage we could be in store for another one tonight.  Last night, we saw Jupiter and Venus “kiss,” a

Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Its windy, with blue skies and some clouds on the High Desert and throughout Oregon, No snow today, as we saw a break in storm activity overnight and today. A great way to welcome in March. Meanwhile, Seattle has been hit with rain today, and Eastern Oregon near Pendleton saw some

The entire west coast continues to feel the impact of a winter storm. The center of the storm remains in the northwest corner of our state. Portland continues to deal with a wintery mix of rain and snow while Northern California and the Sierra Nevadas are under a blizzard warning, with multiple more feet of

Good Sunday evening. The Winter Weather Advisory expires at 10PM. The roadways are packed with snow at Mt. Bachelor, Government Camp, Santiam and Willamette passes.   Chains are required which means travel could be very difficult in those areas.  Expect patchy blowing snow which could reduce visibility. Please be careful. Tonight, there’s a chance of snow.

The recent winter storm has left our roads slick and icy. Slowing travel and causing accidents and road closures throughout the state.  A Winter weather advisory has been issued for Deschutes county, focusing on the southern and western regions of the county. It remains in effect until noon on Sunday.  Sisters and La Pine are

Good Wednesday evening, Central Oregon!. Santiam Pass has slick road conditions Thursday night. Mt. Bachelor, Government Camp and Willamette Pass, the roads are still covered in snow, so you may need to get out your vehicle chains and other gear to ensure your safety in those areas.   A number of storm systems are surrounding the

There’s a Winter Storm Warning in effect until Wednesday at 10 a.m.    Expect heavy snow above 4,000 feet, which means most of our snow accumulations of 1 to 14 inches will be in the mountains.  In Bend and the surrounding cities, could see about 1 to 2 inches of snow on the ground.  Winds could gust

Good Monday evening, and happy Presidents Day! We’ve got a Winter Storm Warning in effect and a Wind Advisory, which kicks in tonight at 10 o’clock.   Expect a mixture of rain and snow, as well as heavy winds building as high as 55 mph. By Thursday evening, temperatures will drop down to well below freezing,

Expect partly cloudy skies Sunday as the storm from up north works its way down to Central Oregon. Winds will steadily pick up by Monday night, gusting upwards of 30 mph. A mixture of snow and rain are in the forecast some time on Monday evening moving into Tuesday. The coldest night of the week

Happy Presidents Day weekend, Central Oregon! We have a cloudy, blustery and chilly but dry weekend at hand, with highs climbing to near 50 Saturday, about 50 degrees Saturday and even the low 50s Monday, before a big cool-down and storm on the way. Winds gusting to 25 mph Saturday will lighten up for a

We’re now looking at partly sunny skies on Wednesday and the remainder of the week. Expect warming, mild temperatures. No rain or snow are expected for the duration of the week.