CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN STAPLETON’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: The high pressure ridge regains control tomorrow, moving north and east, keeping the entire NW on a sunny and warm track for the weekend. Also, the warm air drawn in from California (the thermal trough) will move quickly across Western Oregon. That will mean another round of early summer-like … Continue reading »
Unseasonably Warm Weekend Ahead
Friday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: From the moment the sun rose, the skies have been clear. We only dropped to the mid 40s overnight and made it to the 60s by 10 a.m. The temperature will continue to climb all the way to the upper 70s by the end of the day. High … Continue reading »
80s On Deck For The Weekend
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN STAPLETON’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: A weak “kink” in the jet stream is moving across the state late Thursday afternoon and evening. It’s sending some clouds in but most of the rain (or would be rain) is evaporating before hitting the ground. Once it moves through, skies should clear overnight leaving lows in the … Continue reading »
The Heat is On!
Thursday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: The sun is out and not a single cloud is around to block it. High pressure is in full force and our high temperatures will climb as a result. Thursday the valley will make it back into the mid 70s, the coast to the mid 60s and the … Continue reading »
Driest Start To The Year On Record
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN STAPLETON’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Does it feel like the usual wet spring just hasn’t been here this year? Well, you’re right- we’ve only seen 6.54″ of rainfall since January 1st. That’s less than 33% of our normal amount of just more than 20″ of rainfall seen usually by this time of year. In … Continue reading »
Warm Weather Returns Wednesday
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN STAPLETON’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Tonight, most of the cloud cover has cleared and we’re about to see another round of patchy frost in the outlying areas. Frost Advisories are up for all of the Willamette Valley down through the Umpqua through 8am. While the coast will sit near 40, inland areas will dip … Continue reading »
Last “Cool” Day Before Big Warm-Up
Today will be the last day I use the word “cool” before the words “warm”, “toasty”, or just “hot” become the norm. After yesterday’s cold front, a cooler air mass moved in from the north. The combination of this chilly air mas and clear skies overnight allowed temperatures to drop to 32° this morning. It’ll … Continue reading »
Summer Temps Return This Week
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JUSTIN STAPLETON’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Today was the coolest day we’ve seen since the 21st of this month as highs only got into the low 60s today. Tonight, most of the cloud cover has cleared and we’re about to see another round of patchy frost in the outlying areas. Frost Advisories are up for … Continue reading »
Another Warm Up on The Way
The ridge of high pressure sitting off shore that was keeping us nice and toasty last week has flattened out and allowed a cold front to slide through this morning. We started the day with overcast skies and a few light showers, but relatively warm with temperatures only falling to the low 50s overnight. The front is … Continue reading »
Few Showers Monday, More Sun Next Week
METEOROLOGIST MARISA WOLOSZYN’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: A bit of a cloudy start Sunday but mostly sunny skies returned for the afternoon. High temperatures were about 10 degrees cooler than Saturday, in the upper 60s inland and mid 50s along the coast. A system will slide to our north Sunday night into Monday morning, most of the … Continue reading »
