Rod's Weather Headlines

A quick rain and mountain snow update with numbers posted through Monday December 14th.  October, November and December to date all show below normal rainfall for the season at PDX.  The graphic shows Portland mean temperature just shy of a full degree above normal for the period. The graphic below...

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Portland metro, including much of Clark County.  The advisory for strong east winds is in effect through 4:00 pm this afternoon.  Peak wind gusts may reach 40-50 mph near the gorge and the Columbia River.  Other areas, including Hillsbo...

A strong rain cell at 12:20 Tuesday afternoon produced strong winds, leading to roof damage to a home and damage to other homes from large limbs.  Initial reports indicate this was a tornado.  The isolated cell in a northwesterly flow is not our typical or most high chance scenario to produce weak t...

Rod Hill’s 2020-2021 Winter OutlookNOAA projects a 75% likelihood that La Nina conditions will remain in place through the entirety of the winter season.  The projection is for Pacific waters in the equatorial region off the coast of South America to average -1 to -1.4 degrees Celsius below climate...

Get ready to see planet Mars up close! Credit: Stellarium WebMars was at its closest distance to Earth at 38.5 million miles earlier this morning. At magnitude of -2.61, observers with backyard telescopes can expect to see the Mars with more detail than it will exhibit for 15 years, especially after...

Greater Portland Metro Area-Greater Vancouver Area- Including the cities of Hillsboro, Portland, Wilsonville, Oregon City, Gresham, Troutdale, Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, Washougal, Yacolt, and Amboy 423 AM PDT Mon Sep 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFT...

Peak viewing of this year's Perseid Meteor Shower takes place between midnight and the predawn hours of August 11 - 13th.   Experts say 40-50 meteors per hour may be visible depending on sky conditions.  The northeastern sky is your best bet.  Our local forecast calls for a marine layer of low cloud...

The NW Large Fire Map shows a total of 6 wildfires burning. Most of the blazes are near containment. The two Oregon fires are less than 400 acres at last check. So far, our fire season is off to a fairly quiet start. Here is praying we stay quiet in the weeks ahead. The forecast does show cooler tem...

UPDATE: July 15, 2020Comet NEOWISE (2020 F3) is putting on an impressive showing in the pre-dawn northern sky after reaching perihelion or its closest point to the Sun on July 3.  The comet passed 0.29 astronomical unit or 26,957,184 million miles from the Sun.  It was discovered by NASA’s Near Eart...

Watch Saturday evening, July 4th, for the lunar eclipse.  The sun will set at 9:02 and the full moon will rise at 9:03.  The totality of the moon passing through the Earth's shadow will be at 9:29 pm.  Due to the moon position being low in the eastern sky, the view of the eclipse is likely to be dim...