Central Oregon Viewpoint Weather
Buttes, summits, and overlooks, where wind and elevation change the forecast. Across the 24 places we track here, summer afternoons range from 51°F at Mount Jefferson to 86°F at Round Butte Overlook, a 34°F spread.
Standouts
Warmest summer afternoons
86°F
Round Butte Overlook has the warmest summer afternoons, averaging 86°F at the warmest hour.
Coolest summer afternoons
51°F
Mount Jefferson has the coolest summer afternoons, averaging 51°F.
Windiest summer afternoons
12 mph
Mount Washington is the windiest on summer afternoons, averaging 12 mph.
Most snow days
111
Mount Jefferson sees snow on the most days, about 111 a winter.
Compare all 24 viewpoints
| Place | Summer afternoons | Winter lows | Summer afternoon wind | Snow days per winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Butte OverlookViewpoint · 2,500 ft | 86°F | 29°F | 9 mph | 13 |
| Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic ViewpointViewpoint · 2,700 ft | 83°F | 28°F | 10 mph | 9 |
| Barnes ButteViewpoint · 3,660 ft | 83°F | 29°F | 9 mph | 6 |
| Cline ButtesViewpoint · 4,080 ft | 83°F | 28°F | 11 mph | 10 |
| Horse RidgeViewpoint · 4,500 ft | 83°F | 29°F | 11 mph | 10 |
| Grizzly MountainViewpoint · 5,629 ft | 83°F | 29°F | 10 mph | 7 |
| Pilot ButteViewpoint · 4,142 ft | 83°F | 29°F | 9 mph | 12 |
| Steins PillarViewpoint · 4,700 ft | 81°F | 29°F | 10 mph | 9 |
| Hole-in-the-GroundViewpoint · 4,630 ft | 80°F | 22°F | 10 mph | 23 |
| Lava ButteViewpoint · 5,020 ft | 79°F | 26°F | 8 mph | 27 |
| China HatViewpoint · 6,573 ft | 78°F | 25°F | 8 mph | 30 |
| Tam McArthur RimViewpoint · 7,700 ft | 76°F | 26°F | 8 mph | 49 |
| Sahalie / Koosah FallsViewpoint · 2,783 ft | 74°F | 31°F | 6 mph | 39 |
| Pine Mountain ObservatoryViewpoint · 6,300 ft | 74°F | 24°F | 10 mph | 30 |
| Black Butte SummitViewpoint · 6,436 ft | 71°F | 27°F | 10 mph | 54 |
| Paulina PeakViewpoint · 7,984 ft | 69°F | 22°F | 9 mph | 60 |
| McKenzie Pass / Dee Wright ObservatoryViewpoint · 5,325 ft | 67°F | 24°F | 11 mph | 81 |
| Tumalo Mountain SummitViewpoint · 7,775 ft | 64°F | 22°F | 9 mph | 82 |
| Belknap CraterViewpoint · 6,873 ft | 63°F | 24°F | 11 mph | 86 |
| Mount WashingtonViewpoint · 7,795 ft | 61°F | 24°F | 12 mph | 91 |
| Three Fingered JackViewpoint · 7,834 ft | 60°F | 23°F | 11 mph | 94 |
| Broken Top SummitViewpoint · 9,175 ft | 56°F | 18°F | 12 mph | 95 |
| South Sister SummitViewpoint · 10,358 ft | 53°F | 17°F | 11 mph | 100 |
| Mount JeffersonViewpoint · 10,489 ft | 51°F | 18°F | 11 mph | 111 |
Summer afternoons, fog, and wind are June to August averages from NOAA’s HRRR model, hour by hour. Fog is the share of 6–10 AM hours with fog. Winter lows are December to February averages.