Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers

Fruit Frost Forecast for Mid Columbia Region

 

Monday - May 31, 2010 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

53

4km IR Satellite Loop – West Coast

West Side

53

Latest 1km Visible Satellite Image  WA/OR

Pine Grove

53

1km Visible Satellite Loop  WA/OR

Odell

53

Latest Radar Loop – Portland

Oak Grove

54

Current Hood River Weather – downtown

Dee Flat

53

Hood River Experimental Station   Pine Grove

Parkdale

50

Current Parkdale Weather   Dee Flat

Husom

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IFP Net Weather Data Page

Gilmer

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Weather Summary:

 

     Another weather system will approach the region tonight keeping skies mostly cloudy while producing a chance of sprinkles.  The weather system will move slowly inland tomorrow night and Wednesday bringing unseasonably wet weather.  Conditions should slowly improve late in the week with a return to more normal weather by the weekend.  This is the final frost forecast for the season so have a great Summer… Erik

 

Current Weather Conditions

4pm Freezing Level

8,700 Feet

Pressure Gradient:  Portland to The Dalles

West at 2.5 mb

4pm Temperature & Dewpoint in Hood River

64F / 53F

4pm Winds at Hood River Airport

West at 12-19 mph

 

Tonight’s Forecast:

    

     Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of sprinkles developing.  Lows will be in the mid 40’s to low 50’s, with West winds to 15 mph this evening becoming light overnight.

 

Tonight’s Inversion:  Weak

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

 

Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of sprinkles.

62 to 65

Tuesday Night

 

Mostly cloudy skies with rain becoming likely.

50 to 55

Wednesday

 

Cloudy skies with periods of rain.

57 to 62

Wednesday Night

 

A chance of evening showers then some clearing overnight.

45 to 52

Thursday

 

Partly to mostly cloudy skies and mild.

64 to 67

Thursday Night

 

Mostly cloudy skies with rain likely.

52 to 57

 

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