Rod's Weather Headlines

Colder spring weather has arrived! A cold front last night dropped snow levels to 3,000 feet, bringing wintry travel conditions to Government Camp as shown on the ODOT camera this morning. Timberline Lodge reports 5" of snow with more on the way! Heaviest snow showers could produce a snow mix near 2...

The spring outlook calls for above normal temperatures to continue through the month of June. The outlook map from NOAA, shows warm weather color coded in brown tones across much of the western United States. So far, 2015 in Portland is running a temperature average nearly 4.00 degrees above normal,...

With a sunny warm weekend forecast, it is safe to say March has started like a lamb! According to weather folklore, a "lamb" beginning always leads to a roaring lion finish as April approaches. If true, this piece of weather savvy knowledge would mean chilly wet days for the Northwest...

PORTLAND SETS RECORD FOR WARMEST WINTER SEASON AND WARMEST FEBRUARY! Portland (PDX) sets record for the warmest meteorological winter on record. The period measured is December 1st through the end of February.  The record mean was 45.4 degrees, beating out the old record of 45.2 degrees set back in...

Mt. Hood resorts are hopeful of at least 8" of new snow in time for this weekend! This resorts are still hoping for a good Spring Break season, but the clock is ticking. The Mt. Hood test site reports 30 inches of snow on the ground, that would melt into just over 13" of stored water. The totals are...

At the half way point, February has set a record high temperature, been above normal all but the first day of the month and is on a sizzling pace of 6 degrees warmer than the 30-year average! If the current pace of warm temperatures continues, we could be experiencing the warmest February on record...

The latest winter storm in Boston, leaves the city with 77 inches of total snowfall this  winter, equaling the total at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort!  That's right, the city of Boston and Mt. Hood Meadows have each seen 77 inches of total snowfall this winter season. The photo of snow plows i...

January finishes above normal at PDX, but not warm enough to make the list of top five months. The mean temperature for January 2015 was 43.4 degrees, a full two degrees above normal, but typically three degrees above normal is needed to break into record territory. January was memorable for the 17...

If February on Mt. Hood gets off to a warm and dry start, the lack of snow at resorts will become an increasingly large story, not to mention unusual for this time of year. Last season began warm and dry, but a rapid turn around began the last 10 days of January and continued with Timberline Lodge p...

Weekend rainfall sets daily record at PDX and keeps Portland on track for a normal water year. Saturday's rainfall of 1.80" was the 2nd wettest day of this water year, only behind the 1.88" that fell on October 22nd. Of course precipitation news is not as good on Mt. Hood. Mostly rain over the week...