Sunday the snow and rainy mix is expected to mainly be in the mountains, but some light rain may drift into our Highway 97 cities. Sisters and La Pine/Sunriver may see some snow on the grass, but not much is expected to accumulate on area roads. Expect partly sunny skies on Monday. By Monday evening,
Continue ReadingExpect a cooler pattern along with scattered showers Saturday. There may be some snow showers in the mountains, but if you’re traveling through the mountain passes, you run into some slick roads and snow. Sunday the snow and rainy mix is expected to mainly be in the mountains, but some light rain may drift into
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This past week, spring began on Tuesday at 8:09 p.m., when the direct rays of the sun crossed the equator. This is known as the Vernal Equinox and marks the beginning of the Astronomical Spring. We had temperatures in the 70s for several days and plenty of sunshine. That is now all in the past,
Continue ReadingSnow chances are likely over the next several days as the region will be able to squeeze out more snow. There are several waves of light snow in the forecast and the temperatures are indicating afternoon highs near freezing. Some rain may mingle in with the snow from time to time, but overall the Cascades
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Our run of above normal temperature readings over the past several days is coming to an end. Spring is bringing with it the usual transitional weather patterns consistent with this time of year. The mountains are likely to get snow each of the next several days and the high desert will see some light rain
Continue ReadingNot a lot of new snowfall to report for our ski resorts. Timberline only reported an inch of new snow. The good news is more snow is on its way to the Cascades this weekend. Mt. Bachelor could be seeing a mix of rain and snow with some thunder possible as well. Snow accumulations will
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Happy Friday everyone! A low pressure system off the coast of Oregon is bringing in southwest flow. We can expect the warmer temperatures to remain before cooler air from the North arrives late Friday. Precipitation is expected mainly on Friday and Saturday, primarily in the form of rain in lower elevations and snow in the
Continue ReadingThere will be some new snow added to the Oregon Cascades this weekend as clouds and cooler air arrive from the west and the mountains squeeze out some snow. There may not be much, but we will see some new snow added each of the next several days. Timberline has reported about an inch of
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The dry pattern is coming to a close as a rainy pattern is just getting underway. We are in-between a dry vs. wet scenario as the high that was over the western portion of the country is now migrating east. The warmer weather will be replaced by cooler air from the west and the rain
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Happy Thursday Central Oregon! This morning brings a mix of temperatures but little concern for ice with dry conditions over the last several days. Cloud cover will develop throughout the day and temperatures will be cooler than yesterday but still a bit above average. We will continue cooling off into the weekend when we expect
Continue ReadingNot much by way of new snow over the last 24 hours. Highs today will be reaching into the low to mid-60s across lower elevations – about 4-8 degrees above normal. There will still be a slight chance (15-25%) of precipitation at elevation over the northern Blue Mountains and the Cascade crests through the afternoon
Continue ReadingStill dry and mild with plenty of snow to groom. There is some good news that the mountains will be seeing some new snow this week and over the weekend. The change in the dry and sunny pattern will begin later today as some clouds arrive, and there is a slight chance we squeeze out
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The dry pattern will continue for another day as the temps will dip into the low 60s Thursday. Normal high temperatures for this time of year are the low to middle 50s so we are still well above our average. Enjoy the dry pattern while we can, cooler and rainy weather is right around the
Continue ReadingThere’s no new snow to report but there’s a chance light snow in the high elevations could start as early as late tonight into tomorrow. Snow levels will also be fluctuating through the remainder of the workweek in response to the passing synoptic features as levels will hover between 4500-7500 feet northwest to southeast today,
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Happy Wednesday Central Oregon! Today brings mostly sunny conditions and continued above average temperatures though we will top out a few degrees cooler than yesterday. Little concern for freezing conditions during your morning commute with dry and warm conditions of the recent forecast. High pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern, but this will be
Continue ReadingToday is the last day of Winter 2023-24 as Spring begins tonight and 8:09 pm when the direct rays of the Sun are over the equator. This will begin the time of year when the days are longer than the nights, and the Sun angle gets much more direct over the northern hemisphere. Weather patterns
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The well above normal temperatures will continue through the rest of the work week. The normal highs for mid to late March are in the low 50s, over the past few days we have hit the 70s. These temperature readings are more reminiscent of May than March. Do not get too used to the mild
Continue ReadingNo new snow to report for the day as we had some record temperatures yesterday. Temperatures will be cooling off and returning to close to average by this weekend when there’s a chance we will see some precipitation. Snow may be possible in the Cascades as early as Wednesday night going into Thursday, but its
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Happy Tuesday Central Oregon. Today will bring more above average temperatures and little concern for slippery conditions on roadways before temperatures warm as we’ve been dry and mild for the last several days. A large ridge of high pressure will remain over the region for one more day bringing dry and unseasonably warm high
Continue ReadingNo new snow has been added to the region for the past several days and the mercury in the thermometer is well above freezing in the afternoons. There will be some needed grooming each evening, which has been excellently done by all resorts, as our warmer than normal pattern continues. Today is officially the last
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