Wednesday marks the first day of summer and the summer solstice. In terms of daylight, Wednesday will be exactly 10 hours, 6 minutes longer than the December solstice. The solstice occurs when one of earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun which makes Wednesday, June 21st, with the longest amount of sunlight. We’re
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Happy Tuesday! Central Oregon woke up to temperatures below freezing on Tuesday and we can expect to stay chilly throughout the rest of the day. Tuesday’s highs are ranging in the 50s to low 60s. Overnight lows are below average, with the majority of the region’s temperatures teetering on or below freezing Conditions will be
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! To start our week, we’ll continue the cooling trend that took our temperatures over the weekend below our seasonal average. Today, many of us won’t warm up to 60 degrees, even in the warmest parts of the day. We will carry a 40-60% chance of rain showers, with possible thunderstorms through
Continue ReadingWith two major events happening this week, Juneteenth (June 19th), and the beginning of the Summer Solstice (June 21st), weather conditions may not match the vibe. There’s a chance of showers and breezy conditions on Sunday night. We may even get a bit of snow in the mountains around the 5800 feet level, lowering to
Continue ReadingWith two major events happening this week, Juneteenth (June 19th), and the beginning of the Summer Solstice (June 21st), weather conditions may not match the vibe. There’s a chance of showers and breezy conditions on Sunday night. We may even get a bit of snow in the mountains around the 5800 feet level, lowering to
Continue ReadingRise n’ shine Central Oregon! As we move into a new week with Summer officially beginning on Wednesday, not much on hand for summer-like weather. Monday, there’s a chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible in the afternoon. Snow levels begin at 4300 feet and, rising to 5200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with
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A warm Friday evening in June has some built-in beauty, be it one with clouds or blue skies – but wow, you just never know what the setting sun is going to illuminate – so pretty! Thanks for sharing these, and feel free to send us yours from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!
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Happy Friday, Central Oregon! We’ve made it to the end of the work week, and will be rewarded with some warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Look for daytime highs to settle into the low 80s. Winds will pick up during the normal hours to around 10 mph, with some gusts as high as 20
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Good Thursday, Central Oregon! After waking up to some chilly temperatures, we’ll warm up to the mid-70s today under mostly clear skies. Northerly winds will continue today, and get a bit gusty during the warmest parts of the day before subsiding overnight. Our lows tonight will be a bit more mild in the mid-40s. Tomorrow
Continue ReadingGood Wednesday evening, Central Oregon! We continued our cooling trend today, as many of us did not reach 70 degrees in the warmest parts of the day. Despite the cooler temperatures, we’ve seen sunny to mostly sunny skies all day. They lack of cloud cover will continue overnight, where we’ll feel temperatures did all the
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The passage of a cold front will clear our skies, but it will also leave us with cool body of air that will not allow temperatures to rise even to normal levels. With plenty of sunshine, our highs will be in the upper 60’s to low 70’s. NW winds will pick
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The passage of a cold front will clear our skies, but it will also leave us with cool body of air that will not allow temperatures to rise even to normal levels. With plenty of sunshine, our highs will be in the upper 60’s to low 70’s. NW winds will pick
Continue ReadingGood Tuesday evening, Central Oregon! Today we’ve seen temperatures warm up to near our seasonal average. In the warmest part of the day, look for thermostats to reach the mid to upper 70s. Winds will remain blustery out of the northwest all evening long, at times gusting as high as 30-35 mph. They will subside
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A high pressure center well off in the Pacific will not only inject a few clouds into the Pacific NW today, but it will also deliver some windy conditions to our region. Mostly clear skies in the morning will become partly cloudy later in the day. Highs will be in the mid
Continue ReadingGOOD MONDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a few thin clouds cleared this morning, we can expect to see a sunny, warm day across the region. A little late-day moisture moving in will give some areas like Prineville and Sisters a slight chance of seeing a pop-up thunderstorm. Highs will be in the low to mid 80’s
Continue ReadingHope you had a fantastic weekend Central Oregon. We are in store for more great weather this week. Storms are hitting to the east, north and south of us but we won’t get any of that. Expect heavy winds across the High Desert through Tuesday night with winds gusting upwards of 22 miles per hour.
Continue ReadingGood morning, Central Oregon! We are just about eight days away from the official start of summer as the weather moves from spring time to dog days. Monday evening, winds will pick up, gusting as high as 22 miles per hour. Calming winds will return on Tuesday, blowing upwards of 6 to 11 miles per
Continue ReadingWe are just about ten days away from the official start of summer as the weather moves from spring time to dog days. Expect mostly clear skies Sunday night with temperatures around the mid 50’s. Winds will stay calm until Monday night when they’ll pick up, gusting as high as 22 miles per hour. Calming
Continue ReadingWe’ve made it to the weekend! We’ve finished any chance of precipitation and we’re on to a beautiful string of days ahead. Saturday we’ll see that cloud cover that’s been lingering over Central Oregon thin out to mostly sunny skies. We’ll also warm back up to the upper 70s. Sunday, we’ll continue warming under sunny
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Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Today looks to be our coolest day of the week, with temperatures landing right around 70 degrees for most of us. We’ll also have a 20-50% chance of some rain showers this evening before things cool off overnight, with those of us in the southern parts of the High Desert being
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