Steve's Place"Today's color is dandelion yellow! They are in bloom. So are trees. Probably all of them! Pollen levels are allegedly moderate. My nasal passages would definitely say that they are at least 'moderate.' We're in the mid-50's here, partly sunny approaching sundown, and I'm reporting from inside of a 'moderate' pollen haze. I am only 65% congested now. I was fine, back in the studio, but no. We had to have a location shot, so a-achoo, here I am, enjoying the lovely flowering everything! I think I've reached 70% congested. Yes. At least. Can you see it raining on me from these lovely... trees? Back to you in the air conditioned studio with its air filtration systems!" - me, if I was a tv meteorologist today
RuthSCommunity Warehouse the #Portland area furniture bank that I support (with $, goods & my time) has a special opportunity to buy up to 854 new full-size mattresses for our clients at only $40 each. They have "already raised $13,189—enough to secure 329 mattresses that are already in our furniture banks and heading into homes."
If you're able to help them buy more like I did, please use this link. #pdx #Tigard #Gresham #FurnitureBank
It should be a lovely start to the month of May in the Portland area! What's that? We're not already at the end of April? You could have fooled younger me.
60° | 42° Sunny
56° | 45° Cloudy
51° | 40° Rain
53° | 38° Showers
62° | 38° Mostly Sunny
69° | 44° Partly Cloudy
70° | 45° Partly Cloudy
68° | 47° Mostly Cloudy
61° | 44° Showers
57° | 41° Showers
I thought the 10-day temps seemed low.
First there is a 70
Then there is no 70
Then there is - 2 of them!
It has changed again. A new prediction emerges.
The 10-day forecast offers Portland some glorious days of springtime weather. Of course, it's supposed to be winter in Oregon, but still...
-- | 34° Mostly Cloudy
52° | 43° Cloudy
69° | 45° AM Clouds/PM Sun
62° | 50° PM Showers
61° | 50° Showers
66° | 51° Showers
72° | 52° AM Showers
73° | 47° Showers
57° | 40° AM Showers
57° | 39° Partly Cloudy
Joshua DunhamWatched the Thorns match at the Rockwood Market Hall tonight. I can highly recommend. Lots of awesome food choices, huge TV, family friendly, and great seating. Will do again! #baonpdx #rockwood #gresham #nwsl #soccerwatcher
IT IS GOING TO BE 62F??
The 10-day looks like early May receding into mid-April.
Happy March 1st, everyone!
62° | 41° Partly Cloudy
59° | 44° Partly Cloudy
54° | 46° PM Showers
50° | 41° Rain
48° | 44° Showers
52° | 46° Showers
57° | 44° Showers
52° | 38° Showers
46° | 37° Showers
49° | 38° Showers
Our 10-day forecast:
48° | 44° Rain
46° | 40° Rain
47° | 38° Rain
51° | 34° Partly Cloudy
52° | 37° Partly Cloudy
50° | 33° Partly Cloudy
53° | 34° Partly Cloudy
54° | 34° Mostly Sunny
55° | 37° Mostly Sunny
56° | 39° Partly Cloudy
March is coming in like a lamb.
As we begin a mostly showery 10 day forecast period, I was wondering if we have had any freezes here this winter. I don't recall any, but I've been a bit less weather geeky than usual. I don't recall any stubborn guys with the wrong tires on their cars burning their rubber off trying to get traction to go up, instead of around, the hill (it is never treated here, though the uppermost part is).
If we get through March like this, we will have enjoyed a truly lovely extended-autumn-to-early-spring period with fewer bits of melted tires in the air.
We'll have the climate of Los Angeles before you know it! Except we're inland. Hm. Bakersfield?
Hey, remember when I said that an east wind in winter or summer often means a mild forecast, in this case rain with a wee bit of snow, won't be so mild? From our beloved PBOT, taking no chances:
(Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises the traveling public to be mindful of weather forecasts through Thursday, as snow in hilly areas is likely overnight and could create hazardous travel for a few hours, in a timeframe from 5 p.m. Wednesday night through noon on Thursday.
The National Weather Service has advised PBOT that they have high confidence that there will be snow showers above 1,000 feet elevation, that could produce persistent showers that create hazardous travel conditions.
Below 1,000 feet elevation, there is moderate confidence in the potential for several inches of accumulating snow with travel impacts, from 8 p.m. Wednesday through noon on Thursday.
Snow showers and potential accumulation may start as early as 5 p.m., affecting evening commute hours. Snow impacts at the lowest elevations would only last a few hours and would occur in a localized area to the south, near Eugene or to the north near Clark County, Wash., or directly in the Portland-Vancouver area.
Areas at 500 feet or higher above sea level -- including the West Hills, Mount Tabor and Pleasant Valley in East Portland -- could have more snow. Those areas would likely be the first to see snowfall and experience the lowest temperatures.
There is likely to be a mix of rain and snow showers that produce little to no snow accumulation with little to no travel impacts for most locations.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are forecast to be rainy days with some snow showers. We should experience an all-east wind throughout the event.
Never trust a mild forecast with an east wind component in the Portland metro area, winter or summer.
We will get somewhere between 0" and 6" of snow, guaranteed!