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Portland's (PDX) hot weekend sets records both days for warm low temperatures and hot afternoons.  Below are the new records:  Saturday:  Record high - low temperature of 63 degrees.  The afternoon high was 98 degrees.  Sunday:  Record high - low temperature of 66 degrees.  The afternoon high was...

Mercury Transit Viewing at OMSI A rare celestial event called a transit of Mercury is set to transpire on Monday, May 9,2016. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and the Rose City Astronomers Club will host a transit of Mercury viewing party in OMSI’s east parking lot for this occurren...

It may come as little surprise, that PDX set the all - time record for being the warmest April!  Records go back to October of 1940.  The month set 7 individual temperature records for warm air & now holds the record in all three monthly temperature averages for April.  Here at the numbers: 1.  War...

After the sizzling summer of 2015, you may be wondering if this summer will be just as hot!  Last year set the all-time record with 29 days reaching 90 degrees or warmer.  The climate average is 11 days. In doing my research, I found that 5 of the 6 warmest summers in terms of 90 degree days were su...

Last Wednesday saw Portland reach 70 degrees for the first time this year.  The high of 74 degrees kicked-off a run of 70 degree warmth that lasted five days!  A similar, but warmer stretch of weather returns this Wednesday.  The Rose City is forecast to hit 80 degrees  Wednesday,  82 Thursday and h...

Multiple reasons to project a drier than normal April and an end to soaking El Nino rains that produced the wettest winter on record at PDX! The strong El Nino is weakening and all previous El Ninos of near similar strength saw wet winter months produce above normal rainfall in March but not in Apr...

HIGH WIND WARNING SUNDAY 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 PM FOR THE COAST. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE VALLEY 12 NOON - 10:00 PM.  AREAS FROM EUGENE TO LONGVIEW WILL SEE GUSTY HIGH WINDS. PEAK SOUTH AND THEN WEST WINDS COULD REACH 45-55 MPH. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH OF SEEING AT LEAST 50 MPH WINDS IN THE METRO. Sunday w...

  Below is a letter I shared wth Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort, regarding my outlook through the end of April:    Although the mountain should pick up decent snow Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday, hopefully well over a foot, there are signs that February may struggle to reach normal precipita...

Rainfall at PDX is 7.10" for the month of January.  Normal for the month is 4.88 inches.  The wet month gives Portland 30.52" of rainfall since the Water Year began back on October 1st.  The surplus of water is 11.56 inches!   The Rose City needs only 5.51" of moisture through September to reach th...

Tuesday's rainfall of more than .50 inches put PDX over 5.00" for the month as of January 19th. The average for the entire month is 4.88 inches.  Forecast for steady rain this Thursday and the mid-part of next week could boost the January rain total to 7.00", giving Portland more than 22.00" of rain...