Temperatures are going to be near freezing this evening in the Valleys. Showers will be ongoing through the evening and by early morning partial clearing is expected. This will allow temperatures to drop into the low and mid 30’s, favorable conditions for frost development. So, the Rogue, Illinois, and Shasta Valleys are facing frost potential … Continue reading »
Rain & Snow Showers Tonight
Temperatures have changed significantly within 24 hours. Afternoon highs were only in the 50′s and 60′s. Rain and snow showers have been falling since this afternoon. Snow is accumulating near Doak Mt. and Lake of the Woods but off of pavement. As snow levels drop through the evening, this is expected to change. With the … Continue reading »
Drastic Change In The Weather
A cold front off shore this morning will pass through the region this afternoon bringing gusty winds, rain and a drastic drop in temperatures. The limiting factor with this storm will be moisture and thus most of the precipitation will be along and west of the Cascades in southern Oregon, in particular at the coast … Continue reading »
Potent Storm Moving in Tomorrow
Severe weather has again moved through the heart of our country, bringing devastation to another town near Oklahoma City, OK. This time, it was the densely populated suburb of Moore, a city that has seen weather of this nature before. In 1999 an EF-5 tornado struck the town, with wind speeds in excess of 200mph. … Continue reading »
Light Sprinkle Saturday, Sunny Sunday
If you have outdoor plans this weekend, the weather shouldn’t be making too much of an impact. In fact, it should be fairly nice. A weak shortwave will move through Oregon Saturday, bringing very light and isolated showers first to the Coast beginning earlier in the day. This system will progress further inland throughout the … Continue reading »
Isolated Showers This Evening
Thursday’s storm system did not turn out to dump as much rain as the computer models were suggesting. These weak disturbances that have moved in all week have been rather difficult to forecast for. The showers that do exist over the viewing area will begin to taper off this evening from West to East. Activity … Continue reading »
Rainy & Cooler
A cooler day on tap with periods of rain through the day, moderate to heavy rain at times is also a possibility. The heaviest rain will fall at the coast with lighter showers on the east side. Temperatures will will be 5 to 10 degrees BELOW normal! Compare that to the 91 degree days we … Continue reading »
Much Needed Rain On The Way
A cold front will pass through the region this afternoon bringing some light showers to the coast (mainly the north coast) into the Umpqua Basin and potentially a shower or two reaching the northern Cascades. Behind the cold front a trough will settle over the Pacific Northwest and this will bring more widespread much needed … Continue reading »
Feeling More Like Spring
A zonal flow has set up over the region which will allow disturbances to move through the next couple of days providing a mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies through the day. Temperatures will also moderate closer to normal but still on the warm side for Spring. Tomorrow a weak cold front will bring light … Continue reading »
Much Needed Rain Moves in Tomorrow
A cold front is going to push inland tomorrow afternoon. This is going to bring light showers to the viewing area, beginning at the Coast early tomorrow morning. By midday, rain will reach the Valley and the Cascades shortly after. The East Side will see very light and isolated rain showers by the afternoon. Winds … Continue reading »
