Average C.O. weekend, with a warmup next week
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Expect mostly clear skies tonight, with lows in the low 40s to low 50s and gusty northwest winds most of the…
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Warm today; beautiful weekend follows
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… With little change in our air flow pattern, we will see another day today like the last couple of days. Look for…
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Fair weather for a few days, then we begin a warmup
Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! Our mostly clear skies will stick around Thursday night, with lows in the low 40s to mid-50s. Some areas will see…
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Fifteen new C.O. fires reported Wednesday in wake of latest lightning; largest grows to 120 acres
Fifteen new fires were reported Wednesday to the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center, and crews again were able to keep most small, at less…
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Much calmer, but still windy
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! It’ll stay mostly clear Wednesday night, with gusty winds up to 25 mph. Lows should be in the mid-40s…
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Red flag warning until 9 pm Tuesday
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! The chance of thunderstorms will diminish Tuesday night, but rain showers will extend into early Wednesday morning.…
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Your photos: Night and day of lightning crackling across the High Desert skies
Another August round of thunderstorms rumbled across the High Desert Monday night and an even more intense hit on Tuesday, and our viewers have been…
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Red flag warning in place
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Pop-up thunderstorms are possible on Monday and Tuesday afternoons. A red flag/fire weather warning is in place until…
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Heat, scattered storms bring red flag warning for fire danger
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Sunday brought partly cloudy skies and scattered storm activity in southern Deschutes County, and we have an upcoming…
Continue ReadingHotter temperatures around the corner
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Temperatures for us will stay right around average before we start to see a big warmup toward the end of the weekend.…
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Mostly clear and average temps for a couple of days
Happy NewsChannel 21 Day at the Deschutes County Fair, Central Oregon! Skies will stay mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the 40s to low…
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New fire weather warning for part of the region
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! A new red flag/fire weather warning has been issued for Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras until 9 p.m.…
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Cooler temps, cleaner air and clearer skies
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Better air quality Tuesday night will be accompanied by lows in the 50s with mostly clear skies. Highs will be in…
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Red Flag Warning in place until 11 p.m. Monday
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! A Red Flag Warning due to the high risk of fire danger from dry conditions and possible thunderstorms will be in place…
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More thunderstorms come; heat wave set to cool
Happy Sunday! Our satellite and radar imagery shows over the past few hours, we’ve seen scattered thunderstorms and showers across the region. Winds…
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Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in 7 deaths
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in the Portland, Oregon, region said they would keep cooling shelters open…
Continue ReadingHeat and thunderstorms increase fire risk
Happy Saturday! I hope you’ve found ways to cool off. Saturday was still a very, very hot day — Redmond hit its fifth straight daily record, at 108…
Continue Reading Northwest heat wave: Portland mayor warns of risky weekend
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, warned the Pacific Northwest could see the…
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It stays hot a little while longer
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! It stays mostly clear, with lows in the 60s Friday night. Breezes become light and variable in the evening and…
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We still have a few more days of triple-digit temperatures
Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! It’ll be mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the low 60s. Highs in the triple digits are expected to stay with…
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