Local Forecast

According to the Department of Environmental Quality, most of Central Oregon is still in the ‘Hazardous’ range on the Air Quality Index. Our Dense Smoke Advisory is still in effect, and is set to expire Monday at noon (unless extended). The same goes for our Air Quality Alert. It still looks like most of Central

As we continue to feel the impact from the wildfires burning across the state, Central Oregon has now been put under a Dense Smoke Advisory through Monday at noon. That’s also when our Air Quality Alert is set to expire, for now. The Department of Environmental Quality still shows Central Oregon has some of the

A ridge of high pressure will dominate the area which will result in the northwest flow becoming a west to southwest. The westerly component is transporting thick dense smoke from the wildfires across the region.

We are expecting to see extremely dense smoke across Central Oregon through the weekend, which will lead to unhealthy and even hazardous air quality across the region. In fact, according to the Department of Environmental Quality’s Air Quality Index, Sisters started Friday morning at a 501, the worst measurement in the entire state. Bend was

The biggest forecast concern Thursday through the weekend continues to be the smoke and air quality.

Over the last couple of days, winds have mostly been coming out of the southeast, helping keep our smoke levels at a minimum. However, a big change is on the way Thursday that should impact those smoke levels, as well as our air quality. By the evening, winds will shift to instead coming out of

Clear skies with smoke and haze is expected to continue overnight Wednesday into Thursday.

Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! We are expecting a second consecutive day of clear skies here on the High Desert. However, the same cannot be said for the rest of Oregon, as fire crews continue to attack several wildfires across the state, mainly west of the Cascades. The Lionshead Fire in Jefferson County, now at more

For the rest of Tuesday, expect east to northeast breezy winds up to 20 mph.

Good Tuesday, Central Oregon! The last few weeks we have been seeing above-average temperatures, but, today will be a different story. A high of 73 from the Roberts Field Almanac is six degrees below our average at this time of the year. Don’t get used to the cooler weather, though. Tomorrow, we will be back

Air Quality Alert for Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, and Sunriver is in place until Monday at 11pm.

Happy Labor Day, Central Oregon! We start this week with some favorable conditions and a high of about 83, which is just above our yearly average. Also, strong winds will play a big role in our day. Strong winds will make for some breezy conditions and a below-average low of 37. Those southeasterly winds later

Happy Labor Day, Central Oregon! Hopefully you’ve been able to enjoy your holiday weekend so far, even if you’ve been forced to stay inside because of the smoky conditions. Air quality continues to be fairly poor across the region. Most of us were in the unhealthy range on Sunday. Now we’ve dipped into the moderate

Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! With hazy skies still expected across the region, we have an Air Quality Alert that lasts until Monday at 11 a.m. Then, after that expires, two Fire Weather Watches begin on Labor Day. The first one covers most of the High Desert, including Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras. That begins Monday

A ridge of high pressure will continue over the region but gradually weaken through the weekend.

Happy Friday, Central Oregon! It’s another hot day on tap for us, as Friday is not only expected to be the warmest day of our extended forecast, but there’s a chance we could hit triple-digit temperatures across the High Desert. If we do hit that mark, we could either tie or exceed our 100-degree record

A ridge of high pressure will continue to dominate the weather pattern over the region going into the weekend.

Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! We are expecting another very hot day on the High Desert, with forecast highs scattered in the low to high 90s across the board. That puts us well above our seasonal average of 81 degrees. The same goes for our forecast lows, with expected temperatures to be about 13 degrees above

Strong high pressure will remain over the Pacific Northwest, peaking over the region on Friday.