Cold Weather Safety Tips and Warming Shelter Operations

Warming Shelters

View the links below for information about local warming shelters.

• 2025-2026 Warming Shelters – Bend
• 2025-2026 Warming Shelters – Redmond
• 2025-2026 Warming Shelters – Sisters 

  • Because of the anticipated cold weather, Sisters CORE (formerly Sisters Cold Weather Shelter) will be open and operating beginning tonight, Thursday, 2/19 at 5pm, through 10am Saturday morning, 2/21.

    • Address: 222 N. Trinity Way, Sisters, OR 97759
    • Hours of operation: 5pm, Thursday, February 19^th through 10am, Saturday, February 21^st
    • • Note: Last guest entry will be at 10pm, exceptions will be made if law enforcement needs to bring a guest
    • Dinner and breakfast will be provided
    • No pets allowed at this time
• 2025-2026 Warming Shelters – Southern Deschutes County

Extreme Weather

Refer to the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts below for more information:

• Bend hourly forecast: National Weather Service – BEND
• La Pine hourly forecast: National Weather Service – LA PINE
• Redmond hourly forecast: National Weather Service – REDMOND
• Sisters hourly forecast: National Weather Service – SISTERS

To view weather watches and warnings, local storm reports, live weather radar, road closures/delays, and active incidents statewide, visit RAPTOR Public. 

To sign up for live emergency alerts, visit OR-Alert : Emergency Notifications. 

Visit the Redmond airport website for updates on airport closures. 

Additional Resources:

Power Outage Checklist

Frostbite (English, Spanish) and Hypothermia (English, Spanish) 

Winter Storm Safety Checklist – English

Winter Storm Safety Checklist – Spanish