Storms develop overnight, linger into Saturday
The Local Alert Weather Day for Saturday is due to the potential for isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers. The advent of the stormy weather will begin east and south of the Tri-Counties after midnight. The eastern portion of Crook County may experience some storms before sunrise, but most of the area will see the showers off and on Saturday.
We had two levels of our Local Alert Weather Days, a Yellow and a Red. A Yellow Day is when there will be inconvenient weather with minor impacts to your daily routine. Preparing for non-severe storms and periods of rain is the goal of the Yellow Day.
A Red Day is when much more impactful weather is expected. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain that may lead to localized flooding will prompt a Red Day. We don’t want to alarm everyone with Alert Days; we want to inform you of pending issues with the weather so you can prepare properly.
The rainy and stormy day Saturday will provide isolated storms, so not everyone will experience lightning, but it will be close. The rain will be off and on as well, and should end by the middle of the afternoon. The mountains, on the other hand, will see mostly light rain and some snow through Sunday morning.
Sunday will be breezy to windy on the High Desert, and temperatures will be much cooler than normal. Highs will reach the middle to upper 50s, when we should be in the upper 60s in Mid-May.
Variably cloudy skies are likely on Monday with the chance for a stray shower. The rain chance is very low, just a passing chance for some light rain is all that is expected. Highs warm to near normal.
Tuesday will begin a stretch of dry and mild days as the mercury will hit the 70s each afternoon through the rest of the week and into the weekend. No moisture is expected to fall to the ground during that time frame either.
Please stay safe.
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