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Get the Sisters, OR local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
This story was updated at 1:50 p.m. Thursday. After a period of extreme fire growth and new ignitions, Oregon’s wildfire forecast should moderate somewhat over the coming week, especially on the ...
Oregon's air quality was fairly poor across the state due to wildfire smoke and east winds. The smoke was expected to push out as winds turn from coming from the east to coming from the Pacific ...
All Oregon Department of Forestry districts declared the beginning of fire season by July 1. [5] The Northwest Coordination Center upgraded the region's preparedness level (referring to the availability of firefighting resources) from PL 1 to PL 2 on July 3, PL 3 on July 23, PL 4 on August 12, and PL5—the highest level—on August 19.
Due to thick smoke in the area, the Oregon Department of Transportation closed Oregon Route 242 between Sisters and the Route 126 junction. In addition, approximately 1,600 residents of the Sisters area were told to prepare to evacuate their homes in case the fire began to burn north toward the community.
The National Interagency Fire Center shows 17 fires burning in the Gem State.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.. Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasted above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.
Wildfire season hasn’t wrapped up yet in Oregon, and it’s likely to impact air quality through at least this weekend. Oregon wildfire smoke lingers, impacting air quality in Eugene, Bend as ...