Rod's Weather Headlines

Portland’s consecutive day run of 90 degree plus heat will likely continue into Monday and possibly Tuesday.  If PDX warms to 90 degrees Tuesday, this current heat wave will go in the books as 10 days in length, tying for the longest stretch of hot days since records began at PDX.  (graphics are cou...

National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning through the day Thursday for 100 degree temperatures. The orange color on the map represents a Heat Advisory for 90 degree temps through the day Thursday. Cooler weather will hold at the coast, where a mix of fog banks and sunshine will...

NWS issues Excessive Heat Watch/Warning Monday - Friday for inland areas:Portland’s 7day shows high temps in the upper 90s Monday and possibly reaching 100 degrees plus Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Extreme highest valley temperatures look to be 105 degrees at most.  The baseline valley minimum...

Despite more than 50% of June days averaging below normal mean temperature, the mini heatwave towards the end of the month that posted 3 days in the 90s, including a hot day of 99 degrees, was enough to boost the June mean temperature to above normal by 1 degree Fahrenheit for the 30 day period. The...

You may have noticed a bright planet in the sky next to the moon this morning. Skies should be clear Friday morning to see the show detailed below. Happy star gazing!Five visible planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will be aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. In addition, U...

PDX records a record 1.42" of rainfall for the 10th day of June.  The amount pushes the monthly total to 2.60" with 20 days left in June.  Normal Portland rainfall for the month of June is 1.63 inches.  Current weather models show projections of an additional 1.50" of rain this month and possibly mo...

The June outlook from the National Weather Service continues to hold a wetter than normal weather pattern in place, along with an absence of hot weather.  While Portland temperatures may average near normal,  our rainy start is likely to continue.  Total rainfall at PDX through June 5th is .81 inche...

No 80s before June has been unusual in recent years. Assuming the high temperature on May 31st holds at 79 degrees or cooler, this spring will match the cooler spring of 2011 in terms of no 80 degree temperatures prior to June 1st. The graphic below tells the story:Extended weather models show a c...

The first 8 days of May have racked up a rain surplus of .86" with total rainfall of 1.49" which is well on the way to surpassing the monthly average of 2.51" at PDX.  Temperatures through the first week of the month are averaging 2-3 degrees below normal.  Mother's Day alone saw a high temperature...

Coming off back-to-back La Nina winters and the current water stored in Oregon statewide snowpack shows some good news. Notice the higher than normal water supply in the Willamette basin and the Hood-Sandy basin, which includes Mt. Hood. Parts of central Oregon show good news with 99% of normal wa...