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Record-breaking heat hits region

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! The record breaking heat wave has arrived. We hit 100 Saturday in Redmond and we’re only going to go up from here. Highs Sunday will range from 99 in Sunriver to 111 in Warm Springs. Monday and Tuesday are looking like the hottest days where Redmond could challenge it’s all-time record

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Our warmup is just getting started

Temperatures across most of Central Oregon stayed in the low 90s Friday, about 10 degrees above average. Today’s temperatures will slowly creep into triple digits before most of Central Oregon will see those triple digits tomorrow. To go along with our excessive heat warning, some parts of Central Oregon like Black Butte Ranch, Camp Sherman

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Get ready for 100+ degree weekend

Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Today we begin our warming trend into the 100+ degree temperature range. We’re waking up to sunny skies and thin clouds moving out of our region. The tri- county region will reach the 70’s as early as 8 a.m. this morning. Clouds will clear by noon, and we are expecting clear

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Get ready for a warm up

Temperatures will continue to rise as we get closer to the weekend. In fact, all of Central Oregon will be under an excessive heat watch starting Friday afternoon that will last until Wednesday. Temperatures will likely be in the triple digits throughout the weekend. We are also forecasting chances for thunderstorms again tonight at about

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Happy hump day, hot temps and variable breezes

Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon. We are seeing another hot and sunny day across the High desert, as we are starting off with thin clouds and mostly sunny skies. The low pressure system that hit our region yesterday, bringing thunderstorms has now cleared out and is heading east. We are experiencing some variable winds ranging from

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Tuesday t-storms, accompanied by hot temps

Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! The thunderstorms that moved through the region Monday evening will be hitting Central Oregon again, around 11 a.m., with a 30 percent chance of showers. We started our morning with thick clouds in our region, and haziness due to wildfire smoke. The clouds will clear out around 5 p.m. this evening

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A fire weather warning is in effect…

Central Oregon will either be under a fire weather warning or a fire weather watch over the next 24 to 48 hours. Above-average temperatures and chances for thunderstorms make the perfect mix of conditions for fire weather. According to the Roberts Field Almanac, usually we see temperatures around 78 degrees. Today in Redmond, we hit

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Hot and sunny start to summer

Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Sunday, which will kick off the official start of summer, will be looking a lot like Saturday, with highs around 90 and a slight northerly breeze. On Monday, we will see highs in the mid to upper 90s and we begin to see a chance of thunderstorms that night that will

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WARM WEEKEND

GOOD FRIDAY MORNING EVERYONE… That high pressure center to our SE that is bringing a record heat wave to the SW United States will keep us warm today, as well. Under sunny skies our highs will reach the mid to upper 80’s. NW breezes will reach 5-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Those winds

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A String of Warm Days

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING EVERYONE… A powerful ridge of high pressure over the SW United States has gained strength. It will deliver sunshine and daytime highs in the low to mid 80’s today. Northerly breezes will stay gentle at 5-10 mph. Skies will stay clear tonight and those northerly breezes will become light and variable after

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The warm-up begins

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING EVERYONE… A cell of high pressure over the SW United States will gain strength today and not only keep our skies clear, but it will also return us to more normal temperatures. With plenty of sunshine, today’s highs will be in the mid to upper 70’s. If we see any breeze at

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