Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers

Fruit Frost Forecast for Wasco County

 

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

Mosier

52

4km IR Satellite Loop – West Coast

Dallesport

55

Latest 1km Visible Satellite Image  WA/OR

Upper Mill Creek

56

1km Visible Satellite Loop  WA/OR

Lower Mill Creek

56

Latest Radar Loop – Portland

Dry Hollow

55

 

Upper 3 Mile Creek

56

Current Weather – Dallesport

Lower 3 Mile Creek

55

 

Hazel Dell West

55

IFP Net Weather Data Page

NE Dufur

53

 

SW Dufur

49

 

 

 

 

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 Hermiston

West at 4.0 mb

4pm Temperature & Dewpoint in The Dalles

69F / 52F

4pm Winds in The Dalles (Mill Creek Valley)

NW at 15-25 mph

 

Tonight’s Forecast:

    

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

 

Tonight’s Inversion:  Weak

Weather Stations

Tonight’s Low’s

Mosier

Safe

Dallesport

Safe

Upper Mill Creek

Safe

Lower Mill Creek

Safe

Dry Hollow

Safe

Upper 3 Mile Creek

Safe

Lower 3 Mile Creek

Safe

Hazel Dell West

Safe

NE Dufur

Safe

SW Dufur

Safe

 

                                                                              

 

 

 

Extended Outlook

 

Time Period

 

Weather Forecast

Highs/Lows

Tuesday

 

Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of sprinkles.

67 to 70

Tuesday Night

 

Mostly cloudy skies with rain becoming likely.

52 to 57

Wednesday

 

Cloudy skies with periods of rain.

61 to 64

Wednesday Night

 

A chance of evening showers then some clearing overnight.

47 to 54

Thursday

 

Partly to mostly cloudy skies and mild.

69 to 72

Thursday Night

 

Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of light rain developing.

52 to 57

 

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