Eric Oren

Central Oregon’s News Leader

Happy Friday! Today brings a chance for rain and snow.  Snow is possible in the higher elevations of the Cascades with rain expected in lower elevations. Any precipitation will, however, be spotty and temperatures have returned to near seasonal average.   The upper level low pressure system we've been tracking is still lingering off the

Snow levels today are near 3700 feet but will drop even lower to about 3000 by tomorrow.  Any precipitation along the Cascades and east slopes during the short term will be light, but temperatures and conditions have changed such that area resorts likely won’t be losing snow to mild weather.

Snow levels are in the 6000ft range as of this morning, mostly due to the mild temperatures we've been experiencing. We expect them to be falling into the 4000 ft range by Friday bringing the chance of some very light mixed precipitation in the higher elevations although expecte

Update: Bend LaPine, Redmond, Crook County, Jefferson and Culver School Districts are closed for the day. Happy Friday Central Oregon.  Road conditions this morning are tricky and dangerous as freezing rain caused ice accumulations throughout yesterday afternoon and overnight.  Lows stayed chilly and as a result, no melting occurred on area roadways leaving things extremely

Good Tuesday, Central Oregon.  A significant winter storm will make its way through our area this morning through tomorrow.  Expect active winds with a mix of rain and snow early, in the lower elevations, turning to snow by around 10 am.  We may get several inches on the High Desert and the mountains will likely

 Later this morning, rain and possible wintry mix below 4500 feet is possible (maybe even freezing rain in some areas); any snowfall will most likely occur in the mountains and be relatively light. There may be some on and off snow this week but the next chance for decent snowfall is over the weekend.  The

Eric Oren visits Bend's Kiwanis Park! With a baseball/softball field, half court basketball court, great picnic facilities and lots of open space, this park makes great use of its 4.2 acres!

No new snow to report. Light freezing rain will be possible early in areas with temperatures below freezing, however, snow levels will be rising to 6000-8000 feet across Central Oregon, so you can expect mainly rain, with snow only in the highest peaks. Some area resorts remain open, however, despite less than ideal snow.

Happy Tuesday, friends! This morning, we have areas of dense fog which should clear by mid morning.  Cloudy conditions should persist through late morning and gradually clear throughout the afternoon.   A low pressure system departing the region region to the east this morning is bringing some possible light passing showers until a high pressure