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 »
Change To More Normal Temperatures
A cold front will pass through our region today bringing isolated to scattered showers, mainly at the coast, Umpqau Basin and the Cascades with only a slight chance for showers on the east side and I think Sisikiyou county will stay dry today. What we will feel is the winds picking up ahead of the … 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 »
Nice Weather for Mother’s Day
A ridge of high pressure is currently sitting over the NW. By tomorrow this weather pattern will begin to shift eastward and a trough will shift winds to the SW. Winds will begin to pick up in the higher elevations and higher clouds will roll in through the second half of the day ahead of … Continue reading »
Hot & Sunny for the Weekend
High pressure currently sits over our region. Sunny skies have allowed for temperatures to warm significantly, especially in the Valley. Medford hit it’s warmest day of the year thus far, with the afternoon temperature peaking at 91 degrees. Klamath Fall did so as well, reaching 81 degrees for the first time this year. On the … Continue reading »
Warmest Days Of The Year So Far!
Plenty of sunshine returns for inland areas today with highs climbing close to 90 on the west side and 80 on the east side, that’s 15 to 20 degrees above normal! All this heat will increase instability this afternoon and while moisture is a limiting factor, we could see some thunderstorms develop this afternoon. The … Continue reading »
Sunny With A Chance For Thunderstorms
The cut-off low finally opened up and is pushing to the east, but the wrap around the low will still usher in monsoon moisture and with increasing temperatures instability is still high in the afternoons. Moisture, instability and lift are the three ingredients to form thunderstorms, we’ll have plenty of instability through Saturday but moisture … Continue reading »
Scattered Showers & T-Storms
Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are rolling through the viewing area once again. One cell came right through Medford. The increased surface heating, from the clearer skies this afternoon, allowed for more convection to develop this afternoon and most storms were able to make it over the Cascades into the West Side Valleys. Today’s storms … Continue reading »
Sun & Storms
The cut-off low off the shore of central California shifted just a bit to the east yesterday bringing thunderstorms mainly along and east of the Cascades, and once again that region will be the favored spot for thunderstorm formation this afternoon and evening. We are going to see warmer temperatures the next several days with … Continue reading »
Thunderstorm Threat Continues
**Update** The Red Flag Warning for east Siskiyou county has been cancelled due to the rain we saw overnight wetting the dry fuels. The cut-off low pressure off the coast of California will continue to usher in the chance for showers this morning but they will become more isolated through the morning and early afternoon. … Continue reading »
