Bend Daily Brief
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Weather, snowpack, live music, events and the local market. Refreshed every morning by Zach Nutter, fourth generation Oregonian and your Bend real estate agent.
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Today's Weather
Bend Forecast
Day seven of the sunshine streak. Cascades clean from First Street. Layer for the morning ride, peel down by lunch.
Today
94°F
Patchy Smoke
Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 94. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Wind
NE 1 to 5 mph
Rain Chance
2%
Sunrise / Sunset
6:13 AM / 8:04 PM
Tonight
63°F
Patchy Smoke
Friday
91°F
Patchy Smoke
Source: NWS Pendleton Forecast Office (PDT/35,41).
Live Music Tonight
Bend Plays Tonight
Concerts plus brewery taproom shows plus listening rooms. Cover charge, doors and age listed on each card.
Tower Theatre Live: Acoustic Night
Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend
Three-act acoustic showcase featuring Central Oregon songwriters. All ages welcome.
Sisters Coffee Co Acoustic Sundown
Sisters Coffee Co, 273 W Hood Ave, Sisters
Sunset acoustic set on the Sisters Coffee patio facing the Three Sisters skyline.
Source: Filtered from the Visit Bend events feed for music category.
Tonight's Sunset
Bring the Camera
Sunset
7:54 PM
Golden hour begins 7:24 PM.
Conditions Tonight
Light high cirrus moving in from the west. Translates to colour after the sun drops below the horizon.
Cascades crystal-clear. Three Sisters plus Broken Top should pink up beautifully.
Three Spots to Catch It
Pilot Butte summit
The classic. 360 degree view, Cascades to the west, high desert to the east. Five-minute walk from the parking area.
8 minutes from downtown
Awbrey Butte overlook
Quieter than Pilot Butte. Three Sisters framed dead-centre. Pull off at the Awbrey Glen viewpoint.
10 minutes from downtown
Drake Park footbridge
Mirror Pond plus the Cascade skyline. Best for water reflections plus downtown context. Park near the gazebo.
3 minutes from downtown
Sunset and golden hour times sourced from the NWS points endpoint astronomicalData payload.
Snowpack Today
Central Oregon Snowpack
Spring melt is on at Three Creeks. Watch the Deschutes for the mid-May surge.
Snowpack at Three Creeks Meadow (5,680 feet) feeds the Deschutes River, irrigation supply and Mt Bachelor's base. Read this number for the spring runoff plus fire season risk.
Snow Depth
1 in
Water Equivalent
0 in
Season Precip
32.9 in
Station Temp
60.6 °F
Source: USDA NRCS SNOTEL station Three Creeks Meadow. Public domain US government data, no signup, no API key.
Today on the Calendar
What's Happening in Bend
Up to eight events from across Bend, Sisters, Sunriver and the surrounding area. Pulled from the Visit Bend community calendar and refreshed every morning.
NorthWest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Local produce, baked goods, hot food vendors and live music at the NWX village green.
Tower Theatre Live: Acoustic Night
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Three-act acoustic showcase featuring Central Oregon songwriters. All ages welcome.
Bend Whitewater Park Stand Up Paddle Demo
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Free paddle clinics and gear demos at the McKay Park surf wave with Bend Paddle Trail Alliance.
Old Mill District Spring Art Walk
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Twelve galleries plus seven studios open late with featured artists on hand to talk through their work.
Sisters Coffee Co Acoustic Sundown
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sunset acoustic set on the Sisters Coffee patio facing the Three Sisters skyline.
Smith Rock Beginner Climbing Clinic
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Outdoor climbing instruction for new climbers at Smith Rock. Gear and helmet provided.
Events sourced from Visit Bend. Full listings at visitbend.com.
Market Nugget · Saturday
Saturday read on Bend. The numbers behind the headlines.
Bend market depth this week
412 Bend homes carry an active listing today. Bend closed 1,847 transactions in the trailing 12 months per the April 2026 monthly market report. The supply-versus-demand math is the foundation for any pricing conversation.
Source: April 2026 monthly Central Oregon market report (March 2026 closings, MLS of Central Oregon).
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