The stunning aurora you may have witnessed on the High Desert is set to end by Sunday night. Expect a gorgeous Mother’s Day Sunday with warming temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s. Evening temperatures will drop down to the 40’s. The next few days will bring us sunshine with temperatures in the 70’s.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has observed extreme geomagnetic conditions Saturday morning, and expect severe conditions to continue through the remainder of the weekend. A geomagnetic storm of this strength can cause multiple and widespread issues with various power and communication systems including GPS, cell phones, power and more. The stunning aurora you may
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Plenty of sunshine and a ridge of high pressure over the region will provide Central Oregon with well above normal temperatures for a few days. The pattern will persist into Sunday as the high remains parked over the Pacific Northwest. This is a rare blocking pattern, with high pressure due north of a low pressure
Continue ReadingBluebird day with plenty of sunshine, but the air temperatures are a bit mild. Expect the mountains to see temps in the 60s today and over the weekend. No new snow is expected for a while as the season is winding down.
Continue ReadingWe are starting to see the season wind down. No new snow to report today at the ski resorts. Warmer conditions are expected on the mountains this weekend with temps in the 60s. We mentioned that Timberline was closed yesterday due to high winds. An update from 6:52am Friday morning says lifts will be operating
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Happy Friday everyone! It may feel more like summer than spring today. A ridge of high pressure continues to dominate over the region. We can expect our drier and warmer conditions to persist through the weekend. Our afternoon highs are rising mainly into the low 80s across the region. It’s always a good idea to
Continue ReadingMt. Hood, Meadows opens for the weekend tomorrow, unfortunately, Timberline is closed today due to high winds. Not much on the way this weekend other than warmer weather conditions. Bluebird day today with sunny and dry air. The temps are expected in the 50s today and the 60s over the weekend. The season is winding
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A major swing in the temperatures this week as the mercury in the thermometer has ranged from a low of 28° on Tuesday to the low 80s over the weekend. This will be a fun one for the books as we see the wintry weather early the week, a brief day or two of spring,
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Happy Thursday Central Oregon! The warming trend continues as temperatures are expected to reach the 60s to 70s. It will remain on the sunny side for the rest of the day. Today firefighters plan to conduct prescribed burn operations on up to 269 acres approx. one and a half miles west of Sunriver along Forest
Continue ReadingSome resorts are still open, but the temperatures are getting warmer. Timberline reported 3 more inches of snow over the past 24 hours. It will be pretty mild over the weekend in the mountain areas. Highs will be reaching the 60s.
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The wintry weather looks to be in the rear view mirror as the region is warming up and drying out. Since May 25th there has only been one day with highs temperatures above normal, that will be changing. Today the normal high for Bend is 64°, we will more than likely not make that, so
Continue ReadingThe spring season continues, but the temperatures are going to be much warmer. The recent run of below normal conditions will be coming to an end this week. Highs over the weekend will be in the 60s on the mountains. Enjoy the Bluebird Day today, and I expect to see another one on Thursday. Stay
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A section of Forest Service Road 4254, east of the junction of FSR 4254-800 on the Ochoco National Forest east of Prineville, is closed due to a washout, officials said Wednesday. Recent rainfall has caused significant damage, they said, rendering the road impassable to motor vehicles. To prioritize public safety, barricades and
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Good morning everyone! We’re starting out our Wednesday morning with some chilly conditions. Some widespread frost formed overnight. The rest of the day should be pleasant! We’re seeing spring-like temperatures today reaching into the 60s along with some sunny skies. Just a heads up…smoke will be highly visible from Highway 97, Bend, La Pine and
Continue ReadingYesterday was the last day of the cold, snowy pattern. Over the past 24 hours, the ski resorts received a couple inches of snow. 10 more inches for Timberline! It’s going to be pretty mild moving forward, especially over the weekend. Mt. Hood Meadows will be open for only two more weekends. Enjoy the slopes
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This looks to be the end to the chilly pattern that has persisted in Central Oregon since the last week of April. Today we will be on the chilly side, but tomorrow will see the region back into the 60s. This will be the beginning of a warming trend that will end up seeing the
Continue ReadingOur snow season has been extended a bit longer this week as we have added new snow to the Cascades. The high temperatures will be chilly and below the freezing mark today, or close to it. This will, more than likely be the last day of the cold run as much milder conditions are on
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Happy Tuesday Central Oregon! We experienced a mix of light snow and rain overnight, but the weather is improving now. The Winter Weather Advisory was set to expire at 5am this morning but has been extended to noon. For the rest of Tuesday, we can expect mild and dry conditions. Temperatures have remained near or
Continue ReadingThe snow continues to fall on the mountains! The Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until noon today. We could see additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches. There is a significant warm up expected to begin by the middle of the week with 40s at 6000 feet tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of the spring
Continue ReadingMore snow on the mountains today and tonight as this late wintry pattern continues. There may be as much as 5 – 10 inches of snow added to the bases in the Cascade Range Resorts, so if you like Spring snow riding, enjoy this pattern. There is a substantial warm up expected to begin by
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