Local Forecast

The weekend ahead will be sunny and hot.

We will warm back to more average temperatures Friday.

A red flag warning is still in place for Madras, Prineville, Redmond and Bend until 10 Wednesday evening.

A red flag/fire weather warning is in place for parts of Central Oregon.

Hazy, but clear skies will stay with us Monday night.

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Our skies started clear this morning, but slowly and surely the haze set in as we had calm winds throughout the day. All air quality levels were still green or just barely into yellow (50-100) readings as of early Sunday evening in Central Oregon. The haze may stick around overnight but

Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Our skies have stayed clear, with the absence of clouds, smoke or otherwise. That trend should continue, for the most part, as we have pretty consistent winds pushing smoke from the massive Bootleg Fire in Klamath County to our south and east. Those northwest winds should continue to start the week,

Average temperatures Saturday will be accompanied by clear skies and more smoke.

Our two watches and warnings are still in place, a fire weather warning until 11p.m. Thursday night and air quality alert until Friday at 5 a.m.

Two alerts in place for Central Oregon.

A fire weather warning begins Wednesday at 3 pm and stays with us until Thursday at 11 pm.

Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Expect hazy skies through the next couple of days as our winds vary in speed across the region. We’re looking at northerly winds up to 20 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph into the evening. By Wednesday, the winds are expected to calm down and become light and variable. Sunny,

Happy Monday morning, Central Oregon! We’re waking up to hazy skies with thin clouds, and that will be the trend at least until Wednesday due to wildfires and high temperatures across our region. Avoid the outdoors, if smoke is a concern for you. Most of Central Oregon will be topping out in the mid to

Happy Sunday Central Oregon. With hot temperatures often comes fire. Our heat helped fuel a wildfire Sunday southwest of Culver. This is going to impact our air quality here in Central Oregon. It looks winds will be out of the north until tomorrow morning, pushing smoke from the new Grandview Fire into Deschutes County. The

Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! The heat continues here in Central Oregon, with no signs of letting up. While it doesn’t look like Redmond will set any records over the next week, we will see high temperatures in the 90s until Thursday. We also will see the smoke from some of the fires to the south

Expect hazy skies off and on through the weekend as our winds vary in speed across the region.

This Friday morning, we woke up to clear skies and warmer temperatures, similar to the conditions we’ve experienced as week. Central Oregon will be sunny and hot this afternoon, with the majority of region seeing mid to upper 90-degree temperatures, Redmond topping out at about 96 degrees. Jefferson and Wasco counties will reach the upper