Rod's Weather Headlines

  STRONG EL NINO YEARS:  1982-1983 & 1997-1998 Both seasons produced below normal rainfall in November, than well above normal rainfall in January, February and March, followed by a dry April.   OUTLOOK:   1.  Portland, above normal rainfall through the end of January. 2.  Above...

1115 AM TORNADO 1 SSE BATTLE GROUND 45.77N 122.54W 12/10/2015 CLARK WA NWS STORM SURVEY NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO WITH WINDS UP TO 104 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF BATTLE GROUND WA...

What began Sunday overnight, ended this morning, (Wednesday), with a cold front passage around 3:30 a.m.  Left behind are countless areas of flooding, mudslides, power outages and closures.  Here is the record list of rainfall at PDX: 1.  Monday Dec. 7th:  2.67" of rain.  The most all-time at PDX f...

Hours of steady, heavy rain likely today, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  All total, the metro valley could see 5.00" of rain over the four days.  The coast will average 2-3.00" of rain per day or more, while the mountains will likely see over a foot of rainfall.  Snow levels will rise to 8,000' M...

My updated forecast holds heavy rain well north of Portland.  The one heavy rain band on track for the metro will arrive late Saturday afternoon or evening.  Steady rainfall for 1-2 hours will drop .50" of rain or less.   A threat of heavy rain continues Friday and Saturday for much of Washington,...

PDX dips to 37 degrees this morning, the coldest fall temperature so far.  The normal low is 43 and the record low for Nov. 4th is 27 degrees back in 1957.  The average first fall freeze at the airport is November 8th, but out-lying areas often see frosty mornings begin around Halloween.  Current fo...

Saturday's six hours of heavy rainfall, dropping 1.97" at PDX, put Portland over the top for the month of October with total rainfall of 3.69 inches.  Normal for the month is 3.00 inches.  The wet finish to the month snaps a dry stretch of below normal precipitation for consectutive months that bega...

FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED AT 5PM SATURDAY.  Portland Metro seeing serious street flooding.  Up to 2" of rain could fall over the city through 7:00 pm this evening.  Lane closures and long delays have been reported on area highways.  The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD WATCH through Saturda...

An El Nino pattern that NOAA says could be the strongest on record will dominate the country and the Pacific Northwest this winter season.  Typically, El Ninos produce wet weather across the southern United States, including California, and deliver mild temperatures across parts of the north with va...

A cold front packing rain and wind will roll across the Northwest Saturday and Saturday night, bringing a taste of cool wet days to come!  The coast will see strong southwest winds, gusting 40-50 mph and possibly higher.  High seas will be dangerous, building to 16 feet and calming to 10 feet swells...