We have already seen some intermittent snow showers in the Cascades this morning and this will only intensify as we go through the day. The National Weather Service has placed a Winter Storm Warning in place for the mountains beginning at 5:00 pm today and lasting through 11:00 pm Sunday. During that time, Mt. Bachelor
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The next system advancing on the NW has caused the National Weather Service to put a Winter Storm Warning in place for much of the region beginning at 5:00 pm today. It is currently scheduled to expire at 11:00 pm Sunday. Our clouds will thicken today and deliver a chance of pm
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The next system advancing on the NW has caused the National Weather Service to put a Winter Storm Warning in place for much of the region beginning at 5 p.m. today. It is currently scheduled to expire at 11 p.m. Sunday. Our clouds will thicken today and deliver a chance of PM
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’re waking up to dry conditions, but we wont stay that way all day. The Cascades will feel some precipitation early in the day, and that will continue inland, as by tonight we will all be seeing some precipitation from the new storm system. Winds will stay westerly and blustery at
Continue ReadingTimberline tops the list for the second day in a row, as not much new accumulation was reported by the resorts over the last 24 hours. Look for this to change quickly, as over a foot of new snow being forecast for the Cascades over the next 48 hours.
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Good Thursday evening, Central Oregon! We’re staying dry for the rest of the day, and it looks like tomorrow for most of us as well. However, we will see our next system move into the area, as a new winter weather advisory has been issued for the Cascades and their eastern slopes starting tomorrow. Clouds
Continue ReadingA Winter Storm Watch goes in place for the Cascades late Friday. Mt. Bachelor will start to see snow showers later today and snow showers are likely tonight. Heavy, wind-driven snow is expected to last through the weekend. The mountain could see as much as 2-4 feet of fresh snow by Monday morning, with more
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Mostly clear skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon and then turn mostly cloudy tonight. During this time, we will stay chilly, dry and breezy. Highs will be in the mid to upper 40’s and westerly winds will pick up to 5-15 mph with gusts to 20-25 mph. Breezes
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Mostly clear skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon and then turn mostly cloudy tonight. During this time, we will stay chilly, dry and breezy. Highs will be in the mid to upper 40’s and westerly winds will pick up to 5-15 mph with gusts to 20-25 mph. Breezes
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Today, we’ll continue to see more mild weather — a brief break in the action after the snow earlier this week and before our next round this weekend. Temperatures will be scattered throughout the 40s today, under partly cloudy skies. Southerly winds will turn northwesterly later in the day and pick
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Good Wednesday evening, C.O.! We’ve stayed dry throughout the day today after a day of snow and rain. There’s a good chance that continues for the rest of the night, but we do have a 20-30% chance of rain across the High Desert. Winds will stay westerly through the night at or below 10 mph.
Continue ReadingTimberline tops the list of resorts reporting new snow over the last 24 hours, but results have been mixed over the last couple of days due to heavy snowfall in the mountains. We’ll continue to track these numbers over the next few days, as the mountains saw more snow throughout the day today.
Continue ReadingThe mountains saw lots more snow as that last system moved over the region.
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up midway through our workweek under mostly sunny skies, continuing to dry out from this most recent round of snow and rain. Southerly winds will turn westerly and should also subside to a moderate 5-10 mph. Our temperatures will be slightly warmer than yesterday, in the upper 40s. Overnight
Continue ReadingMixed results being reported by the resorts are not a result of a lack of snow. The mountains have seen heavy snowfall over the last 24 hours and it shows in some of the reporting. We’ll keep a close watch on the rest of the resorts to see how they stack up. Look for more
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Good Tuesday Evening, Central Oregon! The Cascades and their eastern slopes are still under the winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service in Pendleton through 8 p.m. Once that advisory expires, Central Oregon should start to dry out. Until then, the southern areas of the High Desert will continue to see snow while
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An avalanche blocked westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 20 just west of Santiam Pass for about an hour Thursday afternoon, until ODOT plows and dump trucks cleared the slide.
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon woke up to snow Tuesday morning and we can expect more on the way.
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Happy Tuesday! Much of Central Oregon is waking up to wet and snowy conditions, as parts of the region are still in a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory. Central Oregon can expect rain and snow lasting all day Tuesday, and we don’t see clearing until Wednesday morning. Temperatures on Tuesday will stay below
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up to chilly temperatures and snow across the High Desert. The snow will continue for some of us in the southern and western parts of the region throughout the day. The rest of us will see the snow turn to rain in the mid-afternoon. Southeasterly winds will linger around
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