Rod's Weather Headlines

We lucked out and got to see little bit of the "Supermoon" last evening.  The peak viewing will be tonight when the full moon rises at 9:16 p.m.  But, as you likely know, solid cloud cover is expected to cover the show.  Here is all you would ever want to know about what appears to be the la...

The National Weather Service confirms an EF1 tornado Thursday afternoon at 4:33 in McMinnville.  Winds were estimated to be 86-110 mph.  The tornado is further classified as a cold core funnel.  The twister was produced by the cold upper level low responsible for today's heavy showers and sm...

Another chance tonight at 9:41 to see the International Space Station!  Look for an object similar to an airplane in the sky, but higher and moving quickly.  Look to the west,southwest at 52 degrees and track the flight to the east.  The station will be visible for 7 minutes.  The brightness w...

An update to this article:  PDX will finish May tied for 3rd all-time on the wet list with 4.75 inches of rain.  Steady rainfall expected tonight will likely push PDX into the top 5 list of wettest Mays at the airport!  Monday's record rainfall of .88 inches puts the monthly total at 4.23 inche...

Wow, what a difference a week makes!  May 15th ended with PDX total rainfall for the month reaching .20 inches.  We were still talking about the driest May in recent memory and parts of the metro were continuing to see the driest 5 month start to a year in recorded history.  This week's upper...

The only way to describe our dry spring weather so far is "surprising!" Going back to March 1st, today will become the 38th dry day with no more than a trace of rain.  Compare the number to recent years. Dry days March - April (a trace or less at PDX):  2012 - 21 days 2011 - 14 days 2010 -...

A number of grass fires this past week may be a signal of an early fire season to come.  As of April 27th, total rainfall at PDX since January 1st is 8.33 inches.  The total is only 57 percent of what is considered normal.  When compared to a year ago when more than 20 inches of rain had fal...

Peak viewing of the Lyrid Meteor Shower occurs this weekend and the weather is expected to deliver partly cloudy to clear skies!   Astronomers predict peak viewing April 21 and 22nd.  The shower is the result of the earth entering a stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher.  A typical vi...

Wednesday morning's chance of near freezing temperatures in the metro may be for much of the area, the end of freezing temperatures until next fall.  I will remind those of you that live in out-lying areas, such as Battle Ground or Hillsboro, the average final freeze for your area is roughly M...

A low pressure center pushed inland near and north of the Portland metro area Saturday night and early Sunday morning.  The center of low pressure  produced gusty winds between 40 and 52 mph across the inland metro valley.  Strongest winds occurred between 4:00 a.m. and 6:30 this morning.  O...