Local Alert Weather – Thurs. PM
Happy Thursday evening, everyone!
A FIRE WEATHER OR RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL OREGON UNTIL 9 P.M. AN ADDITIONAL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE LOW. ANY FIRES THAT SHOULD START WOULD SPREAD RAPIDLY.
Tonight we’ll see a few clouds overhead. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s and 50s, which is about 10 degrees above average for overnight lows. Winds will be breezy at times out of the northwest around 15 miles per hour.
Tomorrow will bring us some clouds overhead to round out the week. Overall we’ll see partly cloudy skies through most of the afternoon. Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler than we were for today, but still above average. Daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 80s. Winds will gust in the afternoon around 35 miles per hour out of the west.
Heading into the weekend temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s. Mostly sunny skies are on the way for Saturday. Sunday looks to be another hot day with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s.
Fire danger is HIGH for the Deschutes National Forest and fires are banned. Please be cautious as you recreate outside this summer.
— Emily
