Weather

Highs today in the 60s with a few areas tipping into the low 70s. Skies will clear up from yesterday’s rain, with just a few clouds. Blanket your broccoli because overnight lows will be brisk, in the 30s and 40s. La Pine, Sunriver, and Sisters are expected to be near or below freezing. Keep those

The rain will help with firefighting efforts, moisture in the air and falling to the ground is very beneficial.  Remember, the rain will not extinguish the wildfires, but it will help with suppression efforts and slow the growth.  Fire behavior slows with the cooler conditions as well so we have a few good days for

Today’s highs will drop much cooler, into the upper 50s to mid 60s. Lows tonight in the 30s and 40s. Mostly cloudy skies with showers throughout the day. Lows over the next couple of nights will be near or below freezing in La Pine, Sunriver, and Sisters– prep your plants early. Grab your raincoat and

There is a cool pocket of air expected to drop into the region overnight along with some rain.  The Pacific Northwest will be significantly cooler Wednesday after the trough drops in from the Gulf of Alaska.  Highs over the weekend were near 100° but will only reach the upper 50s to low 60s Wednesday.  The

Highs today in the 70s and 80s. Expect mostly sunny skies with increasing clouds into the night. Lows tonight will be in the 40s and 50s. Central Oregon remains under Air Quality Advisories until further notice. We are currently surrounded by a number of newer fires, many which started over this last weekend. West and

Over the weekend several new wildfires became realized as storms on Friday and Saturday generated dry lightning sparking new flames.  The focus this weekend was varied as a couple new fires (Firestone and Flat Top) began over the high desert and grew quickly, while several smaller fires ignited over the Cascades (Mt. Bachelor Complex and

Good Monday morning! The haze from the weekend lingers today, with highs climbing into the 80s across the region. Expect mostly sunny skies, but clouds will be increasing. Our main concern this morning is the unhealthy air quality levels, so please keep that in mind as you head out. Tonight lows will be dropping into

The air quality in Central Oregon is dangerously poor as smoke from the Rail Ridge Mega-fire and Wiley Flat fires continues to drift over the region. The Rail Ridge fire is now over 100k acres, classifying it as a mega-fire. There was some aggressive fire behavior late Friday which helped expand the footprint. The Wiley

The air quality in Central Oregon is dangerously poor as the smoke from from the Rail Ridge Megafire and Wiley Flat fires grow.  The Rail Ridge fire is now over 100k acres, classifying it as a mega-fire. The Wiley Flat fire is burning hot and throwing off a lot of smoke. That, coupled with the

Hot temperatures again today. The dense smoke over our region will limit some of our daytime heating, just by a degree or two. There were some possible records set to be broken today but it’ll be tight now with the smoke. Highs today will still be in the mid and upper 90s. Lows tonight in

 A Heat Advisory is in place for the next few days throughout most of the high desert.  All three counties, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties will be in the advisory today, Friday and Saturday. The temperatures are likely to be in the middle to upper 90s with some locations hitting the century mark.  Redmond and

Another hot day for the books. Highs today in the 90s. Lows tonight in 40s and 50s. Lots of sunshine today but the smoke will make for a very hazy sky. Yesterday, we started the morning with good and moderate air quality levels but very quickly took a turn for the worst. The southeast and

An area of high pressure is about to become the dominant weather feature over the western half of the country which will allow the mercury to rise near 100 by Friday. The heat is a major concern as it will be coupled with significantly poor air quality.  This is will enhance the risk of health

Today is the start of our big heat up. We’ll be in the 90s today and will remain in the 90s until next week. Tonight, lows will be in the 40s and 50s. Sunny skies today with wind generally from the east. Gusts today will be around 15-20mph, some areas a little more. Many of

The thunderstorms over the past few days have done some damage, starting several wildfires. In our area alone, there are three very large fires that are being aggressively attacked. The Wiley Flat, the Shoe Fly and the Rail Ridge all are in the thousands of acres, Wiley near 10k, Shoe Fly near 20k and the

Today will be warm, in the 80s, nearly normal for this time of year. Lows tonight in the 40s and 50s, with a couple cooler spots like La Pine. Skies will clear up early this morning from yesterday’s clouds and rain.A number of storms popped up yesterday, lightning and windy conditions accompanied them. Within the