Local Forecast

UPDATE: Jefferson County School District is on a 2 hour delay. Good Wednesday, Central Oregon.  This morning bings a chance for some snow over the mountains and a wintry mix in the lower elevations before sunrise when temperatures will still be around the freezing threshold.  Also the chance for black ice on bridges & overpasses

The overall warmer pattern has allowed the snow and ice to melt and seep into the soil. Muddy fields and wet roads are the result.  Tonight, the air cools below freezing so we may see some patchy black ice in the area as the wet road may re-freeze. Another round of precipitation arrives after midnight

Happy Tuesday! Pockets of light rain and even a bit of snow in the mountains are possible this morning before sunrise.  Additionally, pockets of fog and dense fog are possible this morning. This afternoon should bring partly sunny conditions and temperatures in the 40s.  These temperatures should allow for more significant melting of area snow

The weather pattern has changed from last week’s arctic invasion of the cold air, and now we are seeing the icy roads, parking lots, and sidewalks clearing.  The byproduct of the warming and melting is the potential for some big puddles on the roads. This will be mainly at lower elevations obviously and some of

UPDATE: Jefferson County Schools are closed and Culver County School Districts are on a 2 hour delay. A fine Monday to you, Central Oregon.  Temperatures at or above freezing in most of the forecast area as of early this morning and expected to remain there. Today should bring mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of

Happy Sunday everyone! The Winter Weather Advisory for Central Oregon is no longer in effect. The major issue was the freezing rain which created some very dangerous driving conditions. We can expect more rain later in the afternoon and tonight.  We are seeing a warm up today with highs in the 40s. We are going to

Happy Saturday Central Oregon! We are seeing highs in the upper 30s in most areas.  There in a Winter Weather Advisory for the East Slopes of the Cascades, including the cities Sunriver and La Pine until Sunday at 10am. Mixed precipitation could mean slippery road conditions so use caution while traveling. Roads are still very

Very little variation in the forecast over the next several days. Today we will be dealing with periods of rain and freezing rain and sleet. Highs will hit the upper 30s in most locations, about 4 – 7 degrees below normal for late January. Not much in the way of sunshine today, so the roads

There will be wave after wave of light rain, mountain snow, and the chance for some freezing drizzle in the region for several days. The pattern is defined by a persistent flow in the upper levels of the atmosphere that have weak disturbances spaced out by about 12 or 24 hours. What that means is

Update: Bend LaPine, Redmond, Crook County, Jefferson and Culver School Districts are closed for the day. Happy Friday Central Oregon.  Road conditions this morning are tricky and dangerous as freezing rain caused ice accumulations throughout yesterday afternoon and overnight.  Lows stayed chilly and as a result, no melting occurred on area roadways leaving things extremely

There is a chance for the region from Bend north to Redmond, Sisters, Prineville and Madras to see freezing rain this evening. The cold pocket of air at the surface will provide the chance for the area to get rain that will freeze on contact. Amounts may vary greatly, but a tenth of an inch

UPDATE: Jefferson County School District is closed for the day. Happy Thursday Central Oregon. This morning rain and freezing rain are expected in the lower elevations.  Snow may be mixed in but that will likely be reserved for the mountains with snow levels quite high, early.   We do expect above average temperatures this afternoon which

The region has finally risen above the freezing mark, the first time since 2:15 pm on Friday. The 32° mark was obtained this morning at 2:30 am, 108 hours at or below freezing. The warming trend got us into the 40s today and that has helped to melt some of the snow pack on area

update: Bend LaPine School and Jefferson school Districts are closed for the day. Sisters Redmond and Crook County Districts are on a 2 hour delay. Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon. Today will be the first above freezing day we’ve had for a while as a warm front makes its way into southwest Oregon.  The mountains will

Temperatures have been below freezing since 2:15 pm Friday, that is about to change. Tonight, there will be a surge of warmer air arriving from the southwest that will get us above freezing once again. The issue is that there will be precipitation associated with the warm up, and nailing down the type is going

Happy Tuesday!  Conditions early this morning appear to be mostly dry with less concern for fog and freezing fog than yesterday but these are still possible as temperatures before sunrise will be in single digits in some areas. Some areas have definitely already experienced some limited visibility but conditions continue to fluctuate.   As such,

Another dangerously cold night ahead with the mercury in the thermometer dipping near zero once again. Not much of a warm up Monday as temps struggled to get to the teens. Snow on the ground reflecting most of the suns warming rays and the actual cold air mass in place are responsible for the bitter

Happy Monday, Central Oregon!  This morning brings more cold temperatures and slippery roads in the area.  Patches of Fog and Freezing fog are possible in Central and North Central Oregon. Today should bring partly sunny conditions but wind chill values could have temperatures feeling close to zero.  Although today is expected to be mostly dry

Happy Sunday everyone! The weather system which brought moderate to heavy snow yesterday has moved off to the southeast.  Very cold wind chills are also no longer expected as winds have become light in all areas.  Highs are topping out in the low to middle 20s this afternoon. This is lower than our typical highs

The arctic blast of bitter cold air is starting to retreat to the north and east. There is still a major cold snap in place as temps are about 20 degrees colder than where they should be for Mid-January. Highs will top out in the low to middle 20s this afternoon, while low 40s are