Oregon Area Weather Update: Mild Conditions with Showers and Cold Front Incoming
The National Weather Service in Portland, OR, reports a mild Saturday with scattered showers across the region. As a strong cold front approaches tonight, rain is expected to increase, leading to cooler and showery conditions through Tuesday, along with snow in the Cascades.
Mild Weather Continues Through Friday, Chilly Nights with Possible Frost in Some Areas
Tonight and Friday: The weather tonight will stay calm and dry, with some high clouds drifting across the sky. Thanks to an upper-level ridge building over the Pacific Northwest, we’ll see similar conditions all the way through Friday. However, the real concern for tonight and tomorrow is the potential for freezing temperatures. Areas from central Oregon up to the Kittitas Valley are quite likely to dip below freezing, but for places like the Columbia Basin and the Blue Mountain foothills, it's less certain. This is because clouds are expected to thicken overnight, and some areas will get warmer winds coming off the mountains, which could prevent freezing. So, the Freeze Watch for those spots has been canceled.
Oregon under a freeze watch until Thursday morning
A freeze watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 1:39 a.m. valid from 11 p.m. until Thursday 9 a.m. for Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and North Central Oregon. The weather service states to anticipate,...
Update: Freeze warning for Oregon until Friday morning
The National Weather Service issued an updated freeze warning at 8 p.m. on Thursday valid from 11 p.m. until Friday 9 a.m. for John Day Basin, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon. The weather service says, "Sub-freezing temperatures as...
Update: Frost advisory issued for Oregon until Thursday morning
An updated frost advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 4:03 a.m. in effect until 10 a.m. for North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, North Oregon Coast Range, Central Oregon Coast Range, Tualatin Valley, Outer Southeast Portland Metro, West Central Willamette Valley, East Central Willamette Valley, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn counties and Lane County Cascade Foothills.