Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers

Fruit Frost Forecast for Mid Columbia Region

 

Monday - May 30, 2011 at 4:00 PM

by Meteorologist Erik Moldstad

 

Satellite, Radar, and Weather Links

 

Weather Stations

This Morning’s Low

Latest 4km IR Satellite Image – West Coast

Hood River

49

4km IR Satellite Loop – West Coast

West Side

49

Latest 1km Visible Satellite Image  WA/OR

Pine Grove

46

1km Visible Satellite Loop  WA/OR

Odell

44

Latest Radar Loop – Portland

Oak Grove

--

Current Hood River Weather – downtown

Dee Flat

45

Hood River Experimental Station   Pine Grove

Parkdale

38

Current Parkdale Weather   Dee Flat

Husom

--

IFP Net Weather Data Page

Gilmer

--

 

 

 

 

Weather Summary:

 

      Another upper level weather system developing off the Coast will bring increasing cloudiness and a threat of showers to the area tonight.  With the air coming up from the South, mild conditions will prevail over the next few days despite the close proximity to the weather system.  Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy for the majority of the time with minimum temperatures in the upper 30’s and 40’s.

 

Current Weather Conditions

4pm Freezing Level

6,500 Feet

Pressure Gradient:  Portland to Hermiston

West at 2.0 mb

4pm Temp/Dew/Wind in Hood River

62F / 45F / West at 8-18 mph

4pm Temp/Dew/Wind in Parkdale

62F / 42F/ West at 5-15 mph

 

Tonight’s Forecast:

    

     Partly to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers.  Mild, with lows mainly in the 40’s.

 

Tonight’s Inversion:  Weak (1-2 degF/30 feet)

Weather Stations

Tonight’s Low’s

Hood River

Safe

West Side

Safe

Pine Grove

Safe

Odell

Safe

Oak Grove

Safe

Dee Flat

Safe

Parkdale

Safe

Husom

Safe

Gilmer

Safe

 

Extended Outlook

 

Time Period

 

Weather Forecast

Highs/Lows

Tuesday

5/31

Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers.

60 to 63

Tuesday

 Night

Mostly cloudy skies with a few scattered showers.

38 to 45

Wednesday

6/1

Partly sunny skies with a few scattered showers.

62 to 65

Wednesday

 Night

Partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers.

38 to 45

Thursday

6/2

Partly cloudy and breezy with a chance of showers.

62 to 65

Thursday

 Night

Partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers.

38 to 45

 

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