Dry and hot conditions today, breezy to windy, fire danger increases
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for most of Central Oregon and points north ending Friday evening. The winds will be from…
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Show Us Your Garden: La Pine flowers, a stream and a pond, and an old fashioned hand pump water feature highlight this week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, our gardens highlight several different ways you can express yourself through your garden. A garden filled with a…
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Junior Forecaster: Cozman, a math whiz, enjoys forecasting the weather
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cozman, who will be attending Cascade Middle School in the fall, is a fan of mathematics. To be a forecaster, you are going to…
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Local Alert Weather Day: Smoky and hot, Red Flag Warning and Air Quality Alert
We have extended the Local Alert Day into at least Thursday as there will be high fire danger, hot weather, along with poor air quality. There is a…
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LOCAL WEATHER ALERT DAY: Cram Fire continues to grow as smoky pattern remains as the region heats up heading into the weekend
Bend, OR (KTVZ). The Cram Fire continues to generate significant smoke to the region as the footprint grows. This fire is now the largest…
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Local Alert Weather Day: Dangerous Air Quality today and early Wednesday
We have issued a Local Alert Day for Tonight and Tomorrow morning due to the wildfire smoke being transported into Central Oregon. The Cram Fire is…
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Cram Fire builds, dangerously poor air quality ahead, fire danger remains
Bend, OR (KTVZ). The Cram Fire in Northern Jefferson County and now Wasco County is producing significant smoke in the area. The winds from the…
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Hot and dry pattern continues, fire danger increases
Bend, OR (KTVZ). As we continue with our dry and hot conditions, our fire danger increases significantly. The weekend fires are representative…
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String of hot days ahead, starting today
Bend, OR (KTVZ). A string of hot days begins today and will linger into the middle of next week. Highs across Central Oregon will top out in the…
Continue Reading Warm pattern shifting to hot pattern over the weekend
Bend, OR (KTVZ). Warm and dry pattern continues today as highs reach the middle to upper 80s. The winds are generally light and variable, so…
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First Pitch Forecast: Berries and Elks finish up the home stand
The Elks are heading back on the road this weekend, but tonight their game against the Berries of Marion begins at 6:35. 80s for First Pitch then…
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Warm pattern for now, hot conditions returning for the weekend
Bend, OR (KTVZ). The region will be experiencing near normal temperatures today and Friday but return to the 90s for several days starting…
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Show Us Your Garden: This week was a pollinators dream come true
All of our gardens today have a theme of bees and butterflies and even some rocks. The rock garden is not necessarily a magnet for bees and…
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Junior Forecaster: Porter enjoys history, but likes to forecast the future
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Porter will be a sixth-grade student at Pacific Crest Middle School in the fall and loves to study history. Porter especially…
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Drying out, not as hot, but not for long
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ). The rainy and stormy day is behind us and so are the 90-degree afternoon high temperatures. The afternoon highs will be in…
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Bend Elks First Pitch Forecast: Possible storms and heat
The Elks battle the Marion Berries of Springfield tonight, We may see some isolated storms for the start of the game, so a delay may occur. When…
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Hot and dry with a few isolated storms late in the afternoon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Yellow Local Alert Day is in effect today until sunset as the region is under a Red Flag Warning for hot and dry air along…
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Local Alert Day Tuesday, Hot conditions, isolated storms, high fire danger
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ). Temperatures will return to the mid-90s Tuesday afternoon and the concern for new fire starts grows. The National Weather…
Continue Reading Local Alert Weather Day Tuesday, Red Flag Warning with isolated storms and heat
Bend, Or (KTVZ). The National Weather Service has upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning (the next level) due to the dry conditions of…
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Quiet and warm weather for the rest of the holiday weekend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ). Today will be a pleasant and dry day as the mercury in the thermometer gets back into the low 80s. Plenty of sunshine and light…
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