Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Storm Watch in effect from April 1, 05:00 AM PDT until April 2, 05:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

Bend Airport AWOS (KBDN)

Lat: 44.0948°NLon: 121.2006°WElev: 3455.0ft.

light snow

34°F

1°C

Humidity	86%
Wind Speed	NW 4 MPH
Barometer	30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint	30°F (-1°C)
Visibility	5.00 mi
Wind Chill	30°F (-1°C)
Last update	30 Mar 09:55 AM PDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Cascade Summit OR

Winter Storm Watch April 1, 05:00am until April 2, 05:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Today
High: 37 °F
Snow Likely
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Snow Likely
Tuesday
High: 36 °F
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Snow
Wednesday
High: 33 °F
Heavy Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Heavy Snow
Thursday
High: 27 °F
Heavy Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 20 °F
Chance Snow
then Slight
Chance Snow
Friday
High: 42 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Snow likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 6 mph becoming south in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday

Snow. High near 36. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Snow. Low around 31. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 33. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Thursday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 27. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 42.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 51.