Rod's Weather Headlines

A tropical plume of moisture will push inland Sunday Jan. 4th and Sunday night, dumping heavy rain across much of western Washington.  Heaviest rainfall will likely be north toward Seattle, but inches of rain could fall over the Willapa Hills near the Columbia River and across much of Cowlitz county...

Strong east winds will transport dry and very cold air into the Willamette Valley Monday night.  East winds will likely blow into the day Thursday. Strongest winds will occur Tuesday.  Much of the Portland metro will see gusts between 35-45 mph, while areas east of I-205 could see 55 mph win...

Mt. Hood often catches up in the snow department seemingly overnight, but as the holiday break approaches, the slopes are bare. In fact, the Mt. Hood test site at 5,300 feet has just 8 inches of snow on the ground. The water storage in the snow would melt into just 2.6 inches of liquid, wh...

          Portland's peak south wind gust of 67 mph at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, was the strongest wind at PDX since November 1981 when highs winds reached 71 mph. Plenty of tree branches and damage to be cleaned up, including a number of branches across this forecaster's deck! Much of the metro valley s...

              A low pressure center tracking south to north along the Oregon coast Thursday could bring hours of strong south winds to the Willamette valley. The National Weather Service map shows the high wind risk area in brown.  Strong south winds will be possible for the valley between...

              A wet October has been followed by an opposite trend in November and a dry start to December. It may surprise you to know that Portland is now below normal in total Water Year precipitation, starting October 1st. Does this mean we need rain? Not really, but Mt. Hood resorts...

Sunday's strong east winds, gusting 40-50 mph near the gorge and along the Columbia and possibly blowing to 70 mph at Crown Point will bring in dry air, allowing cold, freezing temperatures Sunday night.  Arriving clouds early Monday, along with gusty east winds may lock metro temperatures below fre...

A warm front has brought mild temperatures and high snow levels near 8,000 feet to our region! The news is good for holiday travelers who will find mountain passes with bare pavement and above freezing temperatures even at night through Thanksgiving morning. The ODOT camera at Government Camp shows...

This morning's hard freeze and killing frost is the first of the fall season. Portland did dip to 32 degrees back on November 12th, marking the first light freeze of the season. Unofficial low temperatures this morning include: 28 degrees at PDX, 21 at Hillsboro, Scappoose and Ridgefield. Salem dipp...

The National Weather Service has issued a HIGH WIND WARNING for Tuesday & Wednesday across the Portland metro.  Strong east wind gusts may reach 50-60 mph.  Areas near the Columbia River and the east of I-5 will see the strongest winds.  Power outages and down trees will be possible.  Salem is not i...