While parts of upstate New York are buried in more than 115 inches of snow, Central Oregon skiers and snowboarders praying for wintry weather could only be in for a week of cloudy but relatively dry weather.

Central Oregon should see ”run-of-the-mill” weather through Friday, with high temperatures in the 40s and light precipitation, according to Mike Vescio, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pendleton.

”We’re not expecting a lot of precipitation this week – just a slight chance of rain and snow showers – so not a lot of snow in the mountains,” Vescio said.

”I know we could use some, but it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any major storm systems to give us a lot of snow in the mountains.”

Snow levels in the mountains should be high, Vescio said, around 5,000 feet to 6,000 feet during the day and 3,000 feet to 4,000 feet at night.

Cloudy conditions mean that every day this week could see a chance of snow showers or light rain.

The projected temperatures with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s are ”near normal” for this time of year, Vescio said.

The gray skies should continue through Friday, and the weekend looks to be clearer and drier, Vescio said.

”It’s not going to be a very spectacular week weather-wise in terms of big storm systems or anything out of the ordinary – just kind of your average week for this time of year,” he said.