Weather

An Air Quality Alert has been issued until further notice for Deschutes County due to the smoke from the Emigrant Fire. That fire is burning on the border between Douglas and Lane Counties and is a hot fire. The fuel is the dead trees and wood and ground litter and debris from the Tumblebug Fire

The smoke form the Emigrant Fire continues to drift into western and southern Deschutes County. This fire is south of the Willamette Pass and on the border between Lane and Douglas counties. It is burning in the former wildfire burn scar from the Tumblebug fire in 2009. The fuel of new timber and old, deadwood

BEND, Ore (KTVZ).  The Emigrant Fire, located on the border between Douglas and Lane Counties is about 9000 acres. This fire is burning timber and dead trees and ground litter from a previous fire and is generating a great deal of smoke. The location is southwest of the Tri-Counties in the Cascades. The wind is

Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Skies have cleared from stormy weather and we should see sunshine and drier conditions take over. Haze will linger; plan for moderate air quality today.Temperatures will be above normal for the long-term forecast, getting hot at times. Plan for temperatures to be in the 80s, tipping into the low 90s in a

BEND, Ore (KTVZ).  Isolated storms are likely to develop today and generate periods of heavy rain along with the lightning. These pop and drop storms are very difficult to pinpoint so if you are out and about, keep an eye to the sky. If you hear the rumble of thunder, get to safety immediately.  The

Bend, OR (KTVZ) -We’ve seen a few showers and storms over the last two days but today will be the last day that we have the potential for storms and rain this week. You should get to see a little more of that sun that we’ve missed the last couple days. Chances for storms this

BEND, Ore (KTVZ).  Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are expected today as the area warms back into the middle 80s.  The cloud cover and potential rain will not allow us to reach the upper 80s and all the advisories and warnings regarding heat and fire issues have been dropped. The chance for some isolated

Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Cloud cover and recent rainfall really helped cool our temperatures down yesterday. Many areas saw high temperatures only reach the upper 70s. Today, it looks pretty similar. Look for highs to be in the upper 70s and low to mid 80s under mostly cloudy skies. The change in conditions have helped firefighting

BEND, Ore (KTVZ).  The cloud cover and the light rain have been a welcomed addition to the region. The light rain has helped suppress the smoke in the region and the clouds have kept the temperatures in the 70s.  The chance for some isolated storms in the region has kept the Local Alert Day in

Bend, OR (KTVZ) – We’ve issued a Local Alert Weather Day for high heat, unhealthy air quality, and enhanced fire danger.Today should be the last day of the heat wave for the majority of Central Oregon. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s and low 90s. A Heat Advisory will be active through Wednesday

High pressure is dominating the western half of the country as we move forward into the weekend. This will provide not only a hot pattern, but dry conditions as well.  This ridge is located over the desert southwest and is in just the right position to provide us with the heat.  A Heat We issued

BEND, Ore (KTVZ).  The Flat Fire is continuing to provide the region with smoky skies leading to an Air Quality Advisory for the Tri-Counties. Air quality is in the unhealthy range today as high pressure traps the smoke at the surface.  Winds are light so there is not much getting scoured out today as air