Quiet and dry start to the work week

The last full week of April will begin with sunny skies and dry conditions and stay that way until Friday.  The only variable this week will be the temperatures as there is very little moisture to work with. 

Highs Tuesday will top out in the middle to upper 50s throughout Central Oregon and there may be a slight breeze from time to time.  The winds will be light and should not be much of an issue other than shaking a lot of pollen off the newly budding trees.  The mostly sunny skies will translate to mostly clear skies overnight, allowing temperature to dip to the middle to upper 20s.  Normally in late April the region should see overnight lows in the low 30s.

Wednesday and Thursday see the area return to above normal temperatures with low 60s Wednesday and low 70s Thursday. Clouds arrive late Thursday ahead of some rain slated for Friday.

Friday will be cloudy and cooler under mostly cloudy skies and spotty light rain.  This pattern lingers into Saturday before drying out on Sunday.

Tonight will be the peak viewing period for the Lyrid meteor shower.  The show begins at around 10:30 tonight and lingers into the morning. 

According to NASA:

 “The Lyrids can be surprising; while viewers can expect 10 to 20 meteors per hour during peak, heavier showers have seen as many as 100 meteors per hour, according to NASA. The meteors don't usually leave glowing trains behind them, but they can produce occasional bright flashes. Lyrid meteors originated from comet C/1861 G1, which was discovered on April 5, 1861, by A. E. Thatcher. They're named for the constellation Lyra and the meteors appear to radiate from an area near the star Vega, the brightest star in this constellation.”

Please stay safe.

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