Rod's Weather Headlines

WINTER OUTLOOK 2025-2026My winter outlook always begins with recognizing the expected enso cycle and this year is similar to last winter.  2024-2025 saw a neutral pattern develop into a weak La Nina by the end of December and transition back to Neutral in February.  This winter the pattern begins as...

Let me begin by saying near normal temperatures with below normal rainfall  is in the forecast for Portland and Salem through the first 15 days of February.  The normal climate high for the period in the mid to north Willamette Valley is low 50s, meaning near normal is pretty comfortable.  Also, nor...

Today's sunny break will quickly end as another winter storm arrives Tuesday.  The main concern tomorrow afternoon and into the night will be freezing rain and ice accumulation on roadways and surfaces.  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch Tuesday and Tuesday night for the f...

This winter's outlook is centered on the high confidence projection from NOAA that El Nino conditions will continue through March of 2024. The recent El Nino in 2015-2016, brought the wettest month on record for Portland, leading to flooding and one of the strongest tornadoes on record in Washington...

The month of May set numerous weather records dealing with warm to hot temperatures and lack of rainfall.  The most notable categories are listed below, including the warmest mean temperature, making May 2023 the warmest May in the record book for PDX (airport records date back to 1941).The final te...

Portland is setting daily record high temperatures as well as breaking records for warmest overnight low temperatures for the month of May.  The low on this Monday, May 15th is reported as 63 degrees, which would break the record of 62 for warmest low temperature all-time.  The record will need to b...

A Winter Storm Watch Monday through Tuesday morning for elevations near and above 1,000 feet for sticking snow.  A Gulf of Alaska cold front arrives early Monday morning with falling snow levels during the day and into Monday night.  The map below shows (in blue) a Winter Storm Watch up for the Coas...

A strong cold front from the Gulf Of Alaska will bring sharply colder air arriving Monday.  Weather models continue to show less than .50” of total precipitation in the valley Monday morning through early Tuesday with a sharp cutoff of measurable moisture around 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.  The snow...

The update confirmed from the last 3 weather model runs is much drier and moisture starved as the cold air advection is largely blocked from Pacific moisture.  Also, rapidly developing east winds Sundaywill bring additional dry air advection.  The timing of the Canadian / Arctic front continues to b...

National Weather Service warning map is lit up: 1. ICE STORM WARNING CENTRAL TO EASTERN GORGE IN EFFECT THROUGH 4:00 AM TUESDAY, NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. 2. HIGH WIND WARNING AT THE COAST 10 PM TONIGHT - 7:00 PM TUESDAY FOR SOUTH WIND GUSTS TO 65 AND POSSIBLY 85 ALONG THE HEADLANDS....