Local Forecast

2 pm Update: The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Deschutes County, until 9 pm. A line of strong and possibly severe storms will move over the crest of the Cascades this afternoon producing gusty winds that may reach 60 mph. Small hail is possible, along with significant brief rounds of

The dry and cool pattern today will be changed to a rainy and slightly warmer pattern on Saturday. The area of low pressure off the coast will be able to grab moisture from the Pacific and deposit it over the mountains on Saturday.  The National Weather Service is predicting periods of heavy rain may lead

Storms and showers began Wednesday evening to our south, carried through into Thursday morning, and were scattered through the day yesterday. By the evening, storms had moved into northeast Oregon. Today, the storms and showers will pause and we’ll be mostly cloudy.Tomorrow, isolated thunderstorms and showers will begin again but will mostly be focused along

The area of low pressure responsible for the rainy pattern is migrating away from the region today. The location of the low allows more rain to arrive on the back side or the western portion of the rotating low, providing Northeast Oregon with more rain. The chance for showers will come to an end before

Storms began late last night and continued overnight into this morning. These storms brought a few more showers than some of our other more recent storms, which is good news for firefighting efforts. The other side of the coin is that because we’ve been so hot and dry this summer, and we’re in the height

An area of low pressure will provide the region with the chance for some light to moderate rain overnight into Thursday morning. The rain will be accompanied by lightning, so the threat of a new wildfire is back on the table.  The fire danger is still very high since we have had very little rain,

As a weak ridge of high pressure moves over top of us today, our temperatures will increase a few degrees from yesterday, putting us in the low 80s. Sunny skies can be expected for most of the day but will progressively increase in the afternoon and evening. Lows will be in the 40s and 50s

The heat is no longer impacting the region as a much cooler pattern sets up. There will be cooler air arriving around an area of low pressure passing by to the north. The location of the low has tapped into the chilly air in Canada and is cycling it south to Oregon. The highs over

Today will be cooler, highs in the upper 70s for many areas. Tomorrow, we will jump back up a few degrees into the 80s again as a weak ridge moves over us for the day. It will only be here a day, and then it continues to move on its path. Lows will be the

The heat is taking a break and a cooler than normal pattern is setting up for several days. We have seen the mercury in the thermometer dip below normal this summer, but only for a day or two at a time. This week our temperature profile will be about 3 – 5 degrees cooler than

We will open up this week with very normal, expected conditions, highs in the mid 80s, dry, sunny skies. Lows will be in the 40s. Classic summer weather for Central Oregon. Warm and locally breezy conditions for the first half of the week.Some areas this morning have “good” air quality. Expect to be around the

The fires continue to burn to our east, north, west and south moving forward through the weekend. They will be providing smoke to Central Oregon no matter what direction the wind will be blowing. This will unfortunately be the case for the next several weeks. The air quality will vary depending on the amount of

The fires that continue to burn to our east, north, west and south will be providing smoke to Central Oregon. This will be the case for the next several weeks. The air quality will vary depending on the amount of smoke that gets transported into the region on the winds.  The winds will be variable

Our air quality has been unhealthy for the last week. Some areas this morning have some improvement in smoke, in comparison to the last few days, but it doesn’t look like the region in general is getting much relief. Winds coming from the north-northwest should help clear some areas, but hurt others. Wildfires are surrounding

The smoke is continuing to be a concern in the region as the area is effectively surrounded by wildfires. Each shift in the wind inevitably taps into one of the many wildfires in the region.  The air quality is poor through the region and there seems to be little improvement expected. The area will be

Yesterday, it was looking like parts of central and eastern Oregon could see an isolated dry thunderstorm or two today or Friday. Now, conditions don’t appear very favorable for that. There is still some moisture but it is more likely that just clouds are in our forecast for today and tomorrow, which is good news

The area will be chance for the area to see an isolated thunderstorm Thursday and Friday, but mainly over eastern Oregon. There is a chance for a rogue storm or two to develop in the heat of the day, but the chance is very low, only about 10%, but it is not zero.  Overall, the

Today looks a lot like yesterday and Monday. The highs will top out at around 90 degrees. Our highs will be just above or just below 90 through the weekend. This pattern will hold steady for the week, with little change in the forecast each day. Lows will be in the 40s and 50s.Mostly sunny

The region will be dealing with the typical High Desert weather for August as the highs will hover around 90 under mostly sunny skies. Overnight there will be significant relief from the heat as lows dip into the 50s and 40s. Little will change over the next several days as the area is set in

Highs will sit around 90 for the rest of the week, give or take a few degrees. Normal this time of year is the mid 80s, so we’ll stay a couple degrees above normal, which is hot, but not as hot as we’ve been. Nighttime lows will be in the 50s. Clouds will be variable