Rod's Weather Headlines

A wet October will go into the books following what was a wet September.  As of Saturday evening, PDX had received 3.64" of rain with more on the way into Sunday morning.  The October average is 2.88 inches.  Outlooks call for near normal temperatures November with above normal rainfall.  The outloo...

As promised the headline of this weekend's storm is the Mt. Hood snow, expected to be heavy through the day Monday, with snow showers continuing Tuesday.  Meadows and Timberline begin this evening with a foot on the ground and another 12" likely.  24-30" seems like a good guess for total snow throug...

Today, Oct. 24, marks the first heavy snow on Mt. Hood this season.  Ski  resorts at 5,000 feet received 12" of snow.  The last La Nina season of 2007 had an earlier snowfall of 24" at Timberline and 26" at Meadows on Oct. 21st!  That fall went on to see 78" through Thanksgiving weekend, but periods...

Here is your update to this weekend's weather:  High confidence that once the rain starts this evening, it will become heavy at times into Sunday morning.  Rain totals could reach an inch or more.  Winds southwest 15-35 mph will be breezy Saturday night through the day Sunday. Gusts of 40 will be po...

Freezing temperatures in the out-lying metro areas, such as McMinnville, Hillsboro and Battle Ground were right on time this weekend.  Meaning, mid-October is considered average for our first fall dip.  The average first freeze at PDX is November 8th.  The earliest freeze at the airport is Oct. 8, 1...

Comet 103P/Hartley 2 is positioning itself for its closest approach to Earth on October 20, 2010.  This bring the comet nearer to Earth since its 1986 discovery, and makes it one of the nearest visits of any comet in the last few centuries. For the past few weeks, Comet 103P/Hartley 2 been fairly d...

  Regional Weather Experts Will Once Again Descend On Portland To Predict This Coming Winter’s Weather!   Portland, Oregon (September 23rd 2010) - La Nina is back! The Portland International Airport recorded its wettest June in history this year, along with its coldest summer in 17 years. Records...

I did a story with an arborist this week.  The point of the story was doing a visual inspection of your trees before this winter.  As you know, an active winter is likely, which means a heightened chance of high winds in the valley.  I have five fir trees in my yard and two big maples and always thi...

  Here is the list of weekend Rain Totals: Cougar, Wa.  7.96" / Vancouver 1.48" / Castle Rock 1.45" /Astoria 3.42" / Seaside 3.06"/  Bonneville 2.50" / Gresham 2.10" / Estacada 1.91"/ Troutdale 1.57"/ Portland PDX 1.34"/ Downtown Portland 1.68"/ Tillamook 1.27"/ Salem 1.25"/ McMinnville 1.07"/ G...

Headlines from the National Weather Association conference I attended in Tucson, include more numerous La Nina years expected and new radar technology installation beginning January 2011.   A climate, long range forecast expert believes this winter's La Nina will kick-off a 20 year cycle of more nu...