Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bend Airport AWOS (KBDN)

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

Clear

52°F

11°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed SW 13 MPH
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Mar 06:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles NNE Bend OR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain before 8am.  Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 3400 feet in the afternoon . Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 42. Northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain before 8am. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 3400 feet in the afternoon . Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 42. Northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles NNE Bend OR
 44.18°N 121.27°W (Elev. 3399 ft)
4:40 pm PDT Mar 13, 2026
7pm PDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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