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Warmup coming to Portland and WIllamette Valley after freezing rain Tuesday night
Temperatures in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington remained below freezing Sunday after a cold front and low pressure system brought snow and damaging winds to the region. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that three people died in the Portland metro area as a result of cold temperatures and falling trees. Over... read more ❯
Winter storm weekend for Portland metro and Willamette Valley
Arctic air diving south out of Canada on Friday and a low pressure system making landfall on the Oregon Coast Saturday will create a dynamic weather pattern through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest. As a result, numerous winter weather alerts from the National Weather Service have been posted for... read more ❯
Big Snow and Ice Storm for SW WA, Portland & Willamette Valley!
It's been a very stressful week for weather forecasters in the Pacific Northwest. Lots of uncertainty about the upcoming cold spell, but it's now coming into clear focus.
HIGHLIGHTS
1. Cold air arrives tomorrow Friday! Expect east wind to arrive in Portland midday, causing temps to suddenly drop below freezing.
2. There will... read more ❯
Frigid temps for the Inland Northwest, heavy snow possible in Northeast Oregon
An arctic cold front moving southwestward across the Columbia Basin is bringing a plunge in temperatures. When it passed through Moses Lake on Thursday afternoon, the temperature dropped from 32°F (0°C) at 13:45 to 21°F (-6°C) at 15:30. From there temperatures continued to slowly drop to reach 18°F (-8°C) by... read more ❯
Winter weather advisory for Portland metro as compact low moves through
A compact low pressure system embedded within the regional flow pattern is forecast to track near the Portland metro to produce heavy precipitation Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. This has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a winter weather advisory from 22:00 Tuesday to 06:00 Wednesday.
In the advisory,... read more ❯
Big Massive Dumps of Snow in Cascades, Plus Late Week Cold Update
“...And,what happened if you watched the mountains in December, it was the lowest snow pack in decades. Ski resorts were unable to open for Christmas or even New Year. People were calling it…this winter was over. And then the weather did DUMPS - they call ‘em dumps. Big massive dumps... read more ❯
Blizzard warning for the Cascades, wind alerts for Columbia Basin
A strong low pressure system and associated frontal boundaries are forecast to approach the Pacific Northwest from the northwest producing heavy precipitation and windy conditions throughout the region. Travel is expected to be difficult Monday evening through Wednesday with Cascade and Blue Mountain highways possibly being impassible at times.
This system... read more ❯
Cooler Pattern for January After Unusually Warm December
December 2023 is now a wrap! I'm not going to do a year-end review of 2023 tonight, but maybe later this week....
Highlights:
1. December was extremely warm and quite wet! In fact the warmest at PDX in over 70 years.
2. We're going to see a pattern change to cooler temperatures and... read more ❯
Christmas winter weather advisory for the Tri-Cities and Yakima
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley from 10:00 Monday to 10:00 Tuesday. The Cascade Mountains also have an alert posted, but Walla Walla was left out of the advisory area.
Light precipitation is forecast to spread from west to east... read more ❯
HAPPY VALLEY, OREGON WEATHER: NOVEMBER 2023
TEMPERATURES
November 2023 averaged just about Normal, with all 3 official Portland weather stations having Mean Temperature Departures ranging from +0.6° at PDX Airport, +0.1° at the Downtown location (KGW-TV), to -0.1° at the National Weather Service Forecast Office (Parkrose neighborhood). See detailed data for Portland's official stations at the end... read more ❯
Daily Weather Reports
Friday, March 21 2025-SW Michigan-No Big Warm Up In Sight
Currently 34 with an average wind from the S of 7 mph. Feels like 28 degrees. Dew Point 24, Barometer 29.87, Humidity 64%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:44 am, Sunset 7:55 pm.
Mostly sunny until about midday then becoming partly sunny. High in the lower 50s. SW winds 10-20 mph with... read more ❯
Thursday, March 20, 2025-SW Michigan- Un-Springlike Weather
Currently 34 with an average wind from the WNW of 8 mph. Feels like 27 degrees. Dew Point 31, Barometer 29.59, Humidity 100%, Visibility 1 mi., Sunrise 7:46 am, Sunset 7:54 pm.
Patchy morning fog. Snow showers mixed with rain showers until about midday then clearing. High around 40. NW winds... read more ❯
Rain, Much Cooler . . . . .
After summer-like weather on Wednesday, we are back to winter once again. Actually, I should say back to normal. Our teaser weather seems to be over for the remainder of the month. States to our south were plagued with severe weather, but by the time the storms reached us, they... read more ❯
Looking To Be A Very Nice Day . . . .
Our Wednesday is beginning warm and tranquil, but we do have the chance of some heavy thunderstorms late. We aren't in the severe weather area, but close enough. The reason is that there is another strong cold front knocking on our door. We could even see snow tomorrow. This is... read more ❯
Wednesday, March 19, 2025-SW Michigan-Cold And Some Snow Coming
Currently 59 with an average wind from the SE of 3 mph. Feels like 59 degrees. Dew Point 44, Barometer 29.59, Humidity 56%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:48 am, Sunset 7:53 pm.
Party sunny until about midday then there is a 70% chance of afternoon rain showers. High in the mid... read more ❯
Tuesday, March 18, 2025-SW Michigan-Not Finished With Winter Yet
Currently 48 with an average wind from the SSW of 2 mph. Feels like 46 degrees. Dew Point 35, Barometer 29.82, Humidity 58%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:49 am, Sunset 7:52 pm.
Partly sunny with a high in the lower 60s. SW winds 5-1-0 mph with gusts to around 20 in... read more ❯
Another Warm-up . . . .
After this last cold front, today will see highs in the 60s once again. Unfortunately, with that comes the chance of severe weather again tomorrow. Regardless, we'll just enjoy today's mild temps and light winds. I'm hearing rumors that temperatures could reach near 80F next week.
Our 9:45 AM temperature is... read more ❯
Sunny And Cool . . . .
Today is St. Patrick's Day, and our local Irish Pub burned down yesterday! How is that for timing? No corned beef sandwiches for us today. The weather, however, is pretty nice. At least we have sun although temps won't be very warm today. Yesterday was cloudy with rain early, then... read more ❯
Monday, March 17, 2025-SW Michigan-Ground Snow For St. Patrick's Day
Currently 30 with an average wind from the ENE of 4 mph. Feels like 30 degrees. Dew Point 23, Barometer 30.16, Humidity 77%, Visibility 10 mph, Sunrise 7:51 am, Sunset 7:51 pm.
Sunny until midday becoming partly sunny. high in the upper 4os. SW around 10 mp0h becoming 10-15 with gusts... read more ❯
Storms Gone , Colder Temps . . . .
Once again, Michigan was lucky. The southern portions of the state were under a severe TS warning for awhile, but I haven't heard of any damage done. I pray for those who lost everything in the tornadoes over the weekend. About five states had a lot of damage and some... read more ❯