Happy Friday to all! Today will look much like yesterday here on the high desert: dry conditions with light winds and well above-average seasonal warmth. Some clouds may begin to arrive throughout the afternoon but expect another mostly clear day to end the work week! The area of high pressure that remains in control of
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Enjoy the mild and warm pattern for now as there will be a return to “normalcy” by the end of the weekend. High pressure is in control of the western half of the United States and is providing us the warm weather. Temperatures are normally in the low 60s in Mid-October, today we will be
Continue ReadingHello friends and Central Oregonians, Happy Thursday! There’s more sunshine in the forecast today. Sunny skies in addition to a very warm southwest airflow will result in a continuation of our current warming pattern. The area of high pressure we’ve been watching is centered across the West Coast of the US. Today it continues to
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The chance for our area to re-write a few entries into the record books may become a reality this week. The high pressure to our south is in just the right spot to allow for us to get into the upper 70s and possibly the low 80s. Records will be approached, but may not fall.
Continue ReadingHappy Hump Day, friends! Today will bring mostly dry conditions with light winds, a mild morning and an a warm afternoon bringing the slight possibility of record temperatures to the High Desert. The main weather feature in play in the Pacific Northwest continues to be the ridge of high pressure that sits just southwest of
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A ridge of high pressure will continue to build over the region and provide significantly warmer than normal afternoon high temperatures. The chance for Bend and Redmond to reach the 80-degree mark on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is on the table. A blend of computer models gives us the 80° highs for this week while
Continue ReadingHappy Tuesday to you all! Enjoy clear and dry weather with some sun definitely in the forecast for the rest of this work week. The bit of moisture associated with yesterdays weather system has departed to the east and A ridge of high pressure is forming behind it. This pattern will dictate the weather in
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The rainy conditions today will come to an end overnight and will be replaced by a dry and significantly warmer than normal pattern. The showers will be light, and should clear the region before dawn Tuesday. The amount of rain for the highway 97 corridor is expected to be around a tenth of an inch
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Thanks for all the great photos of Saturday’s annular eclipse, which allowed many across Oregon to see the ‘ring of fire,’ despite the patchy clouds that made it a challenge for some — or added to the dramatic view for others. Feel free to send us yours from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!
Continue ReadingA fine Monday to you all! Expect cloudy skies today, to accompany a strong chance of rain on the High Desert! The atmospheric low pressure off the coast is moving toward us, this morning, pushing a cold front into western Oregon and Washington. The front will reach the Cascades late morning and then pass across
Continue ReadingHappy Sunday everyone! Tonight temperatures will drop into the 40s under some cloudy skies. Tomorrow is going to be mostly cloudy with highs in the 60s. It might be a little windy tomorrow with wind gusts as high as 22 mph. We can also expect some rain on Monday. We’re going to be seeing dry
Continue ReadingHappy Saturday everyone! Hope you got to check out the eclipse before it was covered by the clouds. Tonight we will continue to see cloudy skies with temperatures dropping into the 40s. Tomorrow is going to be a little warmer than today. Temperatures will be above normal highs on Sunday with highs in the low
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Skies will be mixed with clouds and some sunshine, more clouds than sun as the region is being impacted by an impressive area of low pressure, in the Gulf of Alaska. This feature is bringing in the clouds and the light rain for the next couple of days. Today the area may see a few
Continue Reading There is some hope that the skies will be clear enough for us to be able to see the solar eclipse Saturday morning. The ring of fire will be visible around the shadow of the moon for a few minutes Saturday morning in Bend. Our viewing may be inhibited by significant cloudiness, but a recent
Continue ReadingHello and Happy Friday! Expect some increasing clouds throughout the day and the potential for a shower or two but it seems most of the activity will be limited to the mountains and generally light today. Unfortunately, this cloud cover appears to stay with us and even possibly get a bit worse in time for
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The period of off and on light rain so far this week has come to an end and a warmer pattern has arrived. The milder air will take hold of the area but the dry conditions are only temporary. Clouds move in late in the day Friday as a weak wave of energy migrates across
Continue ReadingHello, Central Oregon! A break from the much-needed rainfall is here, for a short time. Today will be mostly clear and a few degrees warmer than yesterday. Expect dry conditions through the end of our work week. Although we may see some clouds make their way into the area tomorrow, we don’t expect to see
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The region has measured about a half an inch of rain along the Highway 97 corridor south of Bend and about a tenth of an inch north of Bend. This is good soaking and beneficial rainfall that is much needed. There may be some spotty rain into the evening but by tonight most of the
Continue ReadingHappy Hump Day Central Oregon! The low that’s been influencing our weather will make its onshore arrival today, bringing another round of showers, likely starting around noon, as well as continued increased winds throughout most of the area. Though it seems conditions will dry out briefly on Thursday and Friday, it appears that today we
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The cooler pattern is in place and the region will be looking at off and on rain showers tonight and Wednesday. The air is chilly enough for us to get some snow above 6000 feet today and around 5500 feet overnight. Amounts are hard to pinpoint this time of year since the ground is not
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