Local Alert Weather – Thurs. PM

Happy Thursday evening, everyone!

Winds stay breezy at times tonight gusting around 20 miles per hour. We have the slight chance for showers on the High Desert as this round wraps up. The Cascades will see about 3″ of new snow overnight with snow levels around 4,800′ then rising to 5,200′ by the morning. Overnight low temperatures will be mild in the low to mid 30s.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is still in place for areas to our east including most of Crook County apart from Prineville. We’ll see another 2-3″ of snow in the highest elevations and some slushy/icy conditions on the roads.

Friday begins with mostly cloudy skies and we’ll see decreasing clouds throughout the day. Winds will gust in the afternoon around 20 miles per hour. Daytime highs will be slightly warmer than Thursday’s in the low to mid 50s.

Overnight into Saturday we see mostly clear skies. Temperatures will be in the upper 20s and lower 30s to begin our weekend. Saturday sees some sunshine in the morning, but clouds will quickly roll in ahead of the next system. This will bring a chance for showers overnight into Sunday. Highs will be mild in the mid to upper 50s.

The system will bring in a chance for showers Sunday and cooler daytime highs. We’ll peak in the mid to upper 40s, which is about 10 degrees below normal.

Monday looks to see some rain showers with cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. As we head into the middle of the week we see a gradual warming trend with highs peaking in the mid to upper 60s by next Thursday.

— Emily