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Today’s weather was a real treat with highs reaching the low 80s.  We had sun all day with a few scattered clouds here and there.  Clouds are on the increase now with possible showers moving in late tomorrow.  We […]

Although we have rain in the forecast for this afternoon and tonight, this morning is lovely with plenty of sun and mild temperatures.  Our daily highs have been a bit below average but this weekend will make up […]

It seems that our cold, unseasonable weather is leaving us and we can look forward to some real spring-like weather.  Temps should reach well into the 50s today, and everyday this week will continue to get a […]

Last week was a very interesting pattern, given the season.  We had a full week of “Winter In April” weather – including a historic April snowstorm for Portland/Vancouver and temperatures more typical of late […]

Our Easter Sunday was quite nice.  There was some cloud cover  in the early afternoon, but we had sun most of the day.  Temperatures were a bit chilly but not as bad as today.  It feels more like late March tha […]

Our Friday was very blustery and cold.  Hopefully, the winds won’t be as bad today and we will have more sun.  Temperatures are not expected to rise out of the mid 40s, but that won’t be too bad if it’s sunny a […]

Yesterday was very windy with gusts close to 50 mph in parts of the state.  Today isn’t quite as windy but still expecting gusts close to 40 mph.  Skies were clear early but now the sky is filled with clouds o […]

Having watched the weather happening in all the states south of us yesterday, Michigan lucked out once again.  There were many tornadoes, as well as severe storms which produced damaging winds and large hail, and […]

After a very nice Tuesday, today probably will not be very pleasant.  We could be in line for some pretty hefty storms this afternoon and tonight.  Yesterday brought, what has become, a weekly rash of tornadoes f […]

Wow!  After an incredible 79-degree afternoon Thursday (75 at PDX), we have flipped the seasonal switch, going from June to February in just three days. Today’s high of 46 at PDX was the coldest April day in 19 […]

Yes – the rumors are true. There is a chance of lowland snow tonight into Monday morning for Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon. Some spots over Washington have already seen some snow showers this m […]

Today has been gorgeous, but unfortunately, it isn’t going to last.  There is some very stormy weather expected this upcoming week although Michigan isn’t expected to be affected that much.  We can expect more w […]

Yesterday brought intermittent rain showers which even turned into hail around 3:30PM. It came down hard and covered the ground before it quit.  After 7:05turning back to rain, it soon all melted.  We haven’t h […]

TEMPERATURES
March 2022 was a bit above Normal, the Average Maxima being less than a +1° departure, the Minima being between a +1° a +2° departure. Maximum Temperatures were slightly below Normal through the fi […]

Yesterday morning began with rain, and it continued until late afternoon.  Then the skies cleared and we had about two hours of sunshine.  Unfortunately, it didn’t last long, and we received more rain o […]

In the Pacific Northwest, springtime is generally the time of year with the greatest day-to-day variability in our high temperatures.  While the daily normal high temps rise only gradually between April and ea […]

Our morning has been very wet, with rain changing to snow.  It came down quite hard for a while, and left about half an inch of snow cover.  But now most of it has melted.  Temperatures won’t be very warm today an […]

Saturday brought us cloudy skies a and little rain late in the day.  There was a trace of snow here and there when I got up this morning but it appeared that most had melted already.  Today was supposed to be r […]

After a very blustery Thursday, winds are much calmer today, but it feels like winter once again.  A few minutes ago, we were having a snow shower.  Now the sun is out.  That’s what we can expect most of to […]

Whew, March 2022 in the Portland Metro was a boring month, climatologically speaking!  Temperatures were just slightly  (1.5 deg. F) above the 30-year normal, and rainfall was nearly an inch below normal.  If yo […]