Two crashes about 50 miles and two hours apart closed U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras for several hours Saturday evening as an Arctic front sweeping in from the north brought snow, wind and slick roads around Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The first evidence of the advancing storm will be an increased cloud cover and gusty winds through the afternoon. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to mid 40’s and NW winds at 10-20 mph will gust as high as 30 mph. Cooling temperatures will also be evidence of the advancing
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a beautiful day yesterday, we can plan on conditions getting even nicer today! Sunny to mostly sunny skies will be accompanied by highs in the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. Light and variable winds this morning will become gentle out of the west and NW at 5-10 mph. Those gentle
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A strong ridge of high pressure centered to our west in the Pacific will deliver sunshine and mild temperatures to us today. Under mostly sunny skies we will see highs in the low to mid 40’s. Breezes will be light and generally out of the nw. Light breezes turn southerly tonight.
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Hope you’re having a nice weekend, Central Oregon! Saturday dawned cold, a bit blustery and best of all — sunny, with scattered clouds. But it turned mostly cloudy by afternoon. A slight chance of rain and snow is expected for a time Saturday evening, but Sunday promises to be sunny, though a bit colder, with
Continue ReadingThe cold, wet system moving into the Pacific NW this morning will move through quickly and leave behind 4-8″ of fresh snow on Mt. Bachelor. Clearing skies Thursday will also make for a great day Friday, and it will stay cold enough to hang onto that new snow. Light snow showers are expected Saturday and
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While we are looking at a fairly mild morning, our cloud cover has thickened and the winds have already started to pick up. Both are signs of the advancing cold front that will bring us mixed showers for much of our day. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to low
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While we are looking at a fairly mild morning, our cloud cover has thickened and the winds have already started to pick up. Both are signs of the advancing cold front that will bring us mixed showers for much of our day. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to low
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We start the day partly cloudy with a few isolated snow showers to our north, but this will clear and become a nice, mild day. Under mostly sunny skies our highs will reach the upper 30’s to low 40’s. Breezes will remain light and variable. The advance of the next system
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One lane of U.S. Highway 101 is expected to reopen by Friday afternoon to all traffic following a four-day closure due to a landslide, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Thursday.
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Plan on our Wednesday starting much milder than it will end. We begin the day under partly cloudy skies, with mild temperatures and breezes. Highs will be in the mid 40’s. As the day progresses, we will see clouds build in and deliver late-day showers. Southerly winds will pick up to
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U.S. Highway 101 is closed about 12 miles south of Port Orford after a landslide early Monday morning caused a roughly 200-yard segment of highway to drop as much as 12 feet in some spots, ODOT reported.
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Most Central Oregonians enjoyed a blue-sky Sunday, though a bit chilly and windy, with highs in the 40s. A chance of rain and snow returns as the new week arrives, with a snow level lowering to about 4,300 feet and more breezy conditions, gusting past 40 mph on occasion. The work week will bring more
Continue ReadingHappy Friday, Central Oregon! Mt. Hood Meadows reported one new inch. Timberline reported three new inches. Hoodoo did not report any new snow. Mt Bachelor reported four new inches. Willamette Pass did not report any new snow. Ski Bowl reported a dusting of new snow.
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Mostly cloudy skies Friday night will yield a chance of scattered mixed showers. The southeast winds at 10-20 mph will stay gusty all night. We should be prepared for wind-driven showers all weekend as the next two fronts pass through the Pacific Northwest. With highs in the mid to upper 40s, it will be rain showers during
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Our skies will stay mostly cloudy Thursday night. Our lows will be in the mid-20s to low 30s. Southerly winds are gentler at 5-10 mph. We will see some additional clearing Friday, but the clouds will close in quickly at the end of the day and deliver a chance of showers Friday evening and overnight. With
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor reported 8″ of fresh snow this morning and they are expecting more as the next couple of systems move through. 1-3″ are expected every day through the weekend and into next week. Good news for the resorts can be difficult news for drivers. Chains or traction tires are required on Government Camp and
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While the showers are expected to taper off today, the wind that picked up late yesterday and stayed with us all night will continue through today into this evening. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of isolated showers. Southerly winds at 10-20 mph will gust as high as 30-40
Continue ReadingMt. Hood Meadows reported four new inches. Timberline reported nine new inches. Hoodoo did not report new snow. Mt Bachelor reported two new inches. Willamette Pass reported one new inch. Ski Bowl two new inches.
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Our southeast winds will stay gusty Wednesday night, with showers expected until about midnight. Our skies will turn mostly cloudy, with lows in the low to mid-30s. The rest of the week and through the weekend will be warmer, with highs reaching the mid to upper 40s, while lows will be down around freezing. We will see some more
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