Central Oregon is about to begin a run of several days with afternoon high temperatures reaching the 90s. This is a time when we need to be aware of the heat and plan our day accordingly. If you are exercising, it would be best to do that in the early morning. If you are working
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -The heat wave will begin for many today, others will hop on board tomorrow. Highs will be in the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon under blue skies. Overnight, lows will drop into the 40s and 50s.Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid 90s through the weekend. Little
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Our Junior Forecaster this week, Selah, is interested in science and weather. She also enjoys the rumble of thunder from time to time and is not scared of the lightning – she’s fascinated by it! Selah showed her love of lightning by wearing her cool lightning bolt earrings. Selah is heading
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ). High pressure is dominating the western half of the country this week and will provide the dry and much warmer weather as the week moves along. Thursday starts the heating process as the mercury in the thermometer will hit the upper 80s to low 90s most locations. This is the start of
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -If you liked yesterday, you should enjoy today. Today is a copy and paste of Tuesday. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s, which is near normal for this time of year. Skies are sunny and there will be a light afternoon breeze. Lows will drop into the 40s and
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) Plenty of sunshine and slightly above normal temperatures continue into Wednesday. High pressure is dominating the western half of the country this week and will provide the dry and much warmer weather as the week moves along. The ridge is centered over the “Four Corners” region and will remain there through the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday she has declared a drought in Coos and Wheeler counties through an executive order and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. A link to Executive Order 25-19 can be found here. Coos CountyAccording to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Coos County has been
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Conditions today and tomorrow will be very similar. You can plan for seasonal highs in the low to mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Winds will get a bit breezy at times during the afternoon, gusting near 20mph. Dry, sensible, comfortable conditions. Normal for Bend at this time of year is 83
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) The pattern this week will be quiet and dry as the dominating ridge of high pressure over the western U.S. remains in place. This feature is going to keep any moisture from arriving in Oregon as well as allowing the region to warm up. Plenty of sunshine this week with highs in
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Afternoon highs will be normal today, topping out in the upper 70s and low 80s. Look for a few passing clouds above and an afternoon breeze.Overnight, lows will drop into the 40s and 50s.Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s through mid week and skies will be mostly sunny. After
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Afternoon highs are topping out in the mid 70s to low 80s today, running a little cooler than normal. Most of us will stay dry, but storms are expected farther east, though I can’t rule out a stray shower or storm here in Central Oregon late today. Overnight lows will drop
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Happy Saturday! We’re finally getting some much-needed rain today! We’ve been seeing off-on-on showers through the day, but a clearing is expected later tonight. Temperatures topped out in the 70s for many of us. Cooler than normal for mid-August! Partly cloudy conditions are expected overnight with temperatures in the 40s to 50s. Sunday will be
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Today will start out rainy with the soaking and beneficial rain falling on the parched soil. This type of rain is just what we need, since the grasses and other plants are so dry. This slow soaking rain much better than the heavy rains associated with strong storms as that rain overtakes an area and
Continue Reading BEND, Ore (KTVZ)– The work week started out with a 100-degree day on Monday and to close out the week our area will be top out in the low 80s. The low 80s is just about where the temperatures should be in mid-August so we are right on point today. The pattern of hot and
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Temperatures will be in the 70s and 80s for the foreseeable future. Saturday is expected to be the cooler of the two days this weekend with everyone dropping below 80.A new system is approaching which is bringing showers out west and cloud cover to the high desert today. Showers will begin overnight
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(Bend, Ore) KTVZ. Plenty of sunshine today and significantly cooler pattern has begun. The cooler flow of air arriving from the northwest is also going to be changing the dry pattern into a much wetter one. Friday will be another dry start with a few clouds present but overall, a sunny and mild start. As
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Bend, OR (KTVZ) -After a heat wave that brought 90s and triple digits to the region, Central Oregonians will finally get some relief from the heat as temperatures drop back to near normal today. Look for afternoon highs to top out in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Skies will be mostly sunny and winds
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) This week’s Junior Forecaster, Nathan, loves all things space. His favorite subjects in school are astronomy and space, meaning all things in the universe. He would like to know “if there is life or not in our universe or any universe.” He explores what a pulsar is and what it does, as
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(KTVZ, Bend, Ore). The extreme heat from the past three days is coming to a close. We topped out on Monday with a high of 100, Tuesday with a high of 99, today the low 90s. Look for this cooler pattern to continue into the weekend as we will be dealing with low 80s and
Continue Reading Bend, OR (KTVZ) -Temperature today will be hot for some but not as nearly hot as the last two days. We tied the record high in Bend yesterday with 99 degrees. Look for highs to be in the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon under sunny skies.Hot, critically dry, and gusty winds are creating
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