Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers

Fruit Frost Forecast for Wasco County

 

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

Mosier

46

4km IR Satellite Loop – West Coast

Dallesport

48

Latest 1km Visible Satellite Image  WA/OR

Upper Mill Creek

40

1km Visible Satellite Loop  WA/OR

Lower Mill Creek

40

Latest Radar Loop – Portland

Dry Hollow

39

 

Upper 3 Mile Creek

38

Current Weather – Dallesport

Lower 3 Mile Creek

40

 

Hazel Dell West

43

IFP Net Weather Data Page

NE Dufur

34

 

SW Dufur

30

 

 

 

 

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 Mill Creek Valley

68F / 41F / West at 5-10 mph

4pm Temp/Dew/Wind in Dallesport

     68F / 38F / NW at 10-20 mph

 

Tonight’s Forecast:

    

     Partly to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers.  Mild, with lows in the 40’s to lower 50’s.

 

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

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

5/31

Mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers.

65 to 68

Tuesday

 Night

Mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers.

38 to 48

Wednesday

6/1

Partly sunny skies with a chance of late afternoon showers.

69 to 72

Wednesday

 Night

Partly cloudy skies with isolated showers possible.

42 to 49

Thursday

6/2

Partly cloudy and breezy.

66 to 69

Thursday

 Night

Partly cloudy skies with isolated showers possible.

42 to 49

 

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