Local Alert Weather Day Friday night to Saturday afternoon

We have issued a Local Alert Weather Day for the 24-hour time period beginning Friday evening and ending Saturday evening.

After an 80° day across portions of Central Oregon we are expecting a major cool down by Saturday.  The warmer than normal pattern is the result of a ridge of high pressure across the west coast. This ridge will slide east and open the door for a deep trough to drive south into Southern California Friday night into Saturday.  The result of the change will be much cooler air over the Pacific Northwest and showers and thunderstorms.

The abrupt change in the temperatures will aid in shower development along with the migration of moisture around the low off the coast Friday.  Isolated thunderstorms are possible on Friday evening, not severe, and may generate some gusty winds along with the brief heavy rain and lightning. Temperatures today and Friday will be near 80, then only in the 50s on Saturday.

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The warm temps today and Friday will melt a good deal of snow allowing creeks and streams to rise a bit. But you add the rain to the equation and we may see the creeks and streams running fast and full. Our Local Alert Weather Day address those issues, along with the chance for some lightning so we give you a couple days to adjust your outdoor plans.

Our goal is to alert you and keep you safe, not to alarm you. Please be weather aware on Friday night and Saturday.

The rest of the forecast period will be dry and mild. Highs will return to the 60s Sunday then the 70s by Monday and Tuesday.

Please stay safe.

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