Rod's Weather Headlines

Snow Totals as of Tuesday Morning: Santiam Pass 33" Government Camp 19" Sunset Coast Range Pass 10" Longview 4" Sandy 3" Woodland, Wa. 3" Portland (PDX) .3" dusting

Sunday 8:15 p.m. update: This Evening:  Scattered showers, mix of snow possible at times all elevations.  Best chance of a dusting will be above 500 feet.  Icy spots will develop, the city center of Portland will likely remain just above freezing.    Monday:  Morning icy spots, scattered showers,...

Looks likely to me that most of the metro below 1,000 feet stays above freezing today with a rain - snow mix.  Heavier precipitation this afternoon could drop temperatures and produce dustings - best chance being in the hills above 500 feet.   Arctic air arrives from north to south between 4:00 - 7...

UPATED:  SATURDAY 5:30 a.m. //  Weekend Forecast  Saturday:  No chance of valley snow - all rain.  Early morning temperatures will be 35-40 degrees.  The snow level is holding near 1,500 feet this morning.     Sunday:  Could be tricky.  The air looks colder.  Morning temperatures near 32 degrees....

Computer models becoming consistent: Sunday:  Likely freezing temperatures to start.  Light morning snow showers or flurries will be possible, but we may stay dry until the afternoon hours.  Afternoon snow level near 1,000 feet. High temperatures near 40 degrees. Precipitation likely to increase du...

UPDATED:  THURSDAY 8:40 PM MY OWN SNOW WATCH SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MEANING I AM WATCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF A COVERAGE OF SNOW AT ALL ELEVATIONS.  A developing low pressure center Friday overnight will bring likely precipitation into Saturday morning.  Surface winds will likely back to the east whic...

Lots of people talking about the cold air behind Wednesday night's cold front.  The valley will get a good soaking Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday.  An inch of rain looks possible.  Behind the front, a low pressure center will hover and produce cold showers with likely hail Thursday, Frid...

I spent Wednesday on Mt. Hood, visiting Meadows, Skibowl and Timberline.  Timberline has two lower lifts open and hopes to operate 7-days a week the rest of the season!  Snow coverage from the storm earlier this week is solid all the way down to 3,500 feet.  If forecast charts hold true, a period of...

Here are the final high temperatures for the date. These four stations either tied or exceeded their all-time record high temperatures for the entire month of November. Some of these records date back as far as 119 years ---    Seattle / Tacoma (SeaTac) Airport - 74 Ties all-time record Novem...

Here is something that catches my eye: Since the start of meteorological fall - September 1st, Portland has received 7.23" of rainfall.  The amount is 2.70" above the two month average of 4.53 inches.  Our early start to the La Nina season is 162% of normal!  I have not done the homework, but I hav...