Local Forecast

From severe thunderstorms to strong winds and golf-ball (or larger) sized hail, we saw a little bit of everything here on the High Desert on Saturday. Wind gusts clocked in at up to 85 miles an hour in parts of Jefferson County, while parts of Deschutes and Crook counties saw 2-inch hail mixed in with

The possibility of rain will increase significantly by noon Saturday.

A few thin clouds will invade the region Thursday night and lows will be in the 50s.

Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Skies will remain mostly clear to partly cloudy for the rest of Wednesday. Lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s with gentle westerly breezes. The warmup will continue through the end of the work week. By Friday, we will see highs near the 90s. Moisture moving in over

Clouds will thicken for a bit Tuesday, but we will most likely stay dry.

Clouds will thicken a bit Memorial Day night, but we should stay dry.

Memorial Day will be a mostly cloudy day on the High Desert, but temperatures will still be warm, hitting highs in the 70s. We have a slight chance of seeing rain, but it’s less than 15%, so expect a dry day. Throughout the rest of the week, we will gradually be getting warmer every day,

Sunday we have partly cloudy skies, hitting highs in the high 60s and low 70s. Northerly winds should be calm, mostly staying in the single digits. Memorial Day on Monday will be mostly cloudy, but it’s also the beginning of our warming trend. We are looking at temperatures in the high 70s, with calm winds

There will be plenty of sunshine Saturday and that will allow us to get back into the mid to upper 60s

The best chance of rain is Thursday night. Northwest winds will back off to 5-10 mph after midnight.

Clouds will thicken a bit Wednesday night. Lows will be in the mid 30s to around 40 degrees.

Showers will start to break up this evening and we will be left under partly cloudy skies Tuesday night.