Happy Monday Central Oregon! Today will bring mostly cloudy skies and close to average temperatures to start your week out on the High Desert. A weaker low pressure system embedded in a northwest flow will move across the region throughout the day, providing parts of the forecast area with some light showery conditions in the
Continue ReadingHappy Sunday everyone! Hope you are having a nice weekend. Today was another rainy day here on the high desert. We can expect more on and off showers moving into Sunday night. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Overnight lows will be dropping into 30s. Monday will be mostly
Continue ReadingThe majority of resorts have only accumulated one inch of snow in the past 24 hours. Currently, Willamette Pass and Ski Bowl remain closed. Hoodoo Ski Resort is expected to open on Saturday, December 16th. It does not look like the resorts will be getting heavy snowfall this week. More mountain precipitation is possible late
Continue ReadingHappy Saturday everyone! A warm front is passing through our region bringing more rainfall in lower elevations and a wintry mix in higher elevations. We are seeing highs in the 30s to mid-40s on Saturday. Today will be a cloudy day with a chance of rain or snow later in the day. Expect some gusty
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Today there will be a mix of rain and snow move over the High Desert and snow on the Mountains. A band of rain mingled with some snow will cross over the Beaver State today with little to no accumulation of either rain or snow. The bulk of the precipitation will be north of the
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Great news for the region, Mt. Bachelor, Meadows, and Ski Bowl have opened today as the area got around 5 – 7″ of new snow. Timberline and Willamette Pass are expected to open Saturday. Hoodoo will be open for business on the 16th, conditions permitting. There will be more snow falling Saturday with Mt. Bachelor
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Saturday will start out on the dry and cold side as the region will be in-between weather systems. As the day moves along the clouds will lower and thicken as the next round of rain and snow arrives. The snow levels will be around 4000 feet as we move into the evening hours. Expect to
Continue ReadingA little update on the resorts! Mt. Bachelor is reopening this morning with Little Pine and Sunrise. Their goal is to add additional lifts and terrain over the weekend as conditions allow. Mt. Hood Meadows and Willamette Pass are set to open tomorrow. Rest of the resorts remained closed.
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Happy Friday morning everyone! We’re almost to the weekend! Although the snow and rain showers are ending in the morning, you could still be impacted by windy conditions on your commute this morning. Be careful because there could be some icy spots. The roads should dry out Friday with more wind and sunshine. We are
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Snow was a welcomed sight to many of us who enjoy the outdoor activities related to our mountain resorts. About 3 – 6″ of snow fell on the Cascades. Since hitting the upper 50s and low 60s earlier this week, most of the snow melted on the mountains. Today was more of what winter is
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The snow has returned to the mountains as we are looking at some decent accumulations on some of the area resorts. There is a Winter Weather Advisory in place through Friday morning for areas just west of 97 (and including La Pine and Sunriver) as locations above 3500 feet may see a few inches of
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at your snow report for Thursday morning! All resorts remained closed today due heavy rainfall and saturated snowpack. Mt. Bachelor says they plan to reopen with Little Pine and Sunrise tomorrow morning. They hope they can add additional lifts and terrain as they move into the weekend. It depends on the conditions.
Continue ReadingToday, we’re experiencing a wet and wintry weather pattern, with a mix of rain and snow. However, the precipitation won’t be as significant as what the Pacific Northwest has seen in past couple of days. Temperatures are cooling down Thursday morning leading to more snowfall in the mountains. We will see highs in the low
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The area will be turning to more of a wet and wintry pattern as the flow of moisture shifts from west of the Cascades to east of the Cascades. The amount of precipitation will not be nearly as much as what was received along the I-5 region over the past few days, but we will
Continue Reading The area is cooling down from our very mild week, but the air temperature is still a bit too mild to generate good snow for boarding and skiing. There is a mix of rain and snow falling on the mountains, but it will take some cooler conditions to get the Cascade Resorts in the “good
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A second person has died in a swollen Oregon waterway after atmospheric rivers have pummeled the Pacific Northwest with two bouts of more than 9 inches of rain. One man was found dead Tuesday in Bronson Creek in Washington County, Oregon, the Washington
Continue ReadingCurrently, no resorts are open at the moment. We could see some heavy snow arriving before the weekend. We will continue to keep an eye on the snow levels throughout the rest of the week.
Continue ReadingA portion of the Pacific Northwest is currently under a flood advisory after an atmospheric river brought in record-breaking rain. Although we are not affected by this advisory, we will be seeing some rain today here in Central Oregon. Later in the day, this could be transitioning into a wintry mix type of precipitation.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued five people from flooded areas on Tuesday as an atmospheric river brought heavy rain, flooding and unseasonably warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest. The conditions also closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas and shattered daily rainfall and temperature records in Washington state. In
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Amid an unseasonably mild early December, many Central Oregonians awakened to a spectacular sunrise Tuesday morning. Thanks for all the great photos – you can send us yours from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!
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