What's weather like in Hermiston, Oregon?

Hermiston has a strange climate the whole year round. The city is placed on a steppe or “cold semi-arid climate.” This type of environment means only grasses, weeds, and shrubs grow on the land naturally. In effect, most of the land is naturally difficult to walk through because there are plants everywhere. The plants have a beige color coating on almost everything apart from the shrubs which are beige-green. Hermiston is peaceful. There isn’t much crime and any murder is a top news story, which implies murder is rare.