System to cool off region
Published: October 02. 2006 4:00AM PST
A weather system from the Northwest could disrupt the Indian summer conditions Central Oregonians have been enjoying for the past week.
Starting tonight, the National Weather Service is forecasting a chance of showers.
Tuesday's high temperatures are predicted to drop to 55 degrees and there is a 40 percent chance of rain showers for the day.
Ann Adams, an assistant meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said that showers could linger until Thursday evening.
"It's not a steady rain the whole time," Adams said.
Most of the energy for the weather system is coming from the Pacific Northwest, Adams said.
However, there is also some moisture streaming in from Southern California that could add more clouds to Central Oregon skies.
The cloud cover could keep overnight temperatures warmer, Adams said, with lows forecasted in the 30- to 40-degree range.
The middle of the week showers also could provide some much needed moisture.
The National Weather Service recorded just .08 inches of rain for September, far below the monthly average of around a half an inch of precipitation.
For the calendar year, Bend and Redmond's precipitation is slightly higher than average, Adams said.
By the end of the week, a drier weather pattern with warmer temperatures is expected to return to Central Oregon, Adams said.
For Friday, high temperatures are forecast to be in the 60s and Saturday and Sunday have high temperatures expected in the 60s and 70s.
Low temperatures are predicted to be in the upper 20s to mid-30s.
Annual average temperatures for the end of September and beginning of October are in the lower to mid-70s, Adams said.
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