Rod's Weather Headlines

Portland will soon be getting into the heat.  Forecast models have been showing for weeks a very warm to hot back half of June.  Right now, 90 degree temperatures look likely next week Monday through at least Thursday and maybe Friday.  Although temps may not reach 100 degrees, humid conditions for...

Spring begins with sunshine and 60 degree temperatures for the Rose City, but quickly turns wet and chilly with snow levels near 1,500 feet Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Despite the bumpy start, the Spring Outlook for the months of April, May and June looks promising for pleasant weather. Look fo...

The outlook from the National Weather Service calls for above normal temperatures for Portland during the month of February.  The outlook for rainfall is less confident but leans toward drier than normal precipitation.  Forecast models also point towards warm and drier than normal weather through th...

Triple treat for January’s second full moon January’s second full moon will be a triple treat: it will be this month’s second full moon; the second perigee full moon; and best of all, there will be a total lunar eclipse!  The ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ The full Moon on January 31st will have its own...

Like many forecasters that attempt long-range, seasonal forecast, I rely heavily on the projected Enso Cycle, which is a reference to projected water temperatures in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean.  A forecast for a period of NEUTRAL conditions, LA NINA or EL NINO plays a significant rol...

Forecast models show a long stretch of steady, heavy rainfall arriving Friday overnight and continuing into early Sunday morning.  New rainfall on top of what fell Thursday could equal 7" or more over the mountains (snow levels will rise back above 7,000 feet), 3-4" or more at the coast and at least...

Mt. Hood picks up the first snowfall of the early fall season!  Timberline Lodge at 6,000' reports .27" of total moisture from Sunday night through Monday night.  Surface reports show 2-3" of wet snow on the ground.  Temperatures will hold near 32 degrees through Thursday morning, meaning new snow a...

Portland likely to see 90 degree heat this weekend with temps Sunday rising to near 100 degrees. As of Saturday morning, August 26th, PDX has hit 90 or better 15 days. With forecast models showing possible 90 degree heat through next Tuesday and again Labor Day weekend and another possible h...

A rare snowy morning in May at Timberline Lodge. Not rare because of the snow, but rare because of the depth. According to auto-snow weather stations at 6,000’, Timberline has 28” of new snow over the past 36 hours! The Monday night - Tuesday night snowstorm hit Mt. Hood like a mid-winter dum...

After a chilly 30 something start, much of the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington will warm to near 70 degrees this afternoon. Sunny skies and developing east winds will bring the warmth. Compared to April of 2016, we have been forced to hold our patience this spring for the arrival...