By Rod Hill on 2015-10-09
A cold front packing rain and wind will roll across the Northwest Saturday and Saturday night, bringing a taste of cool wet days to come! The coast will see strong southwest winds, gusting 40-50 mph and possibly higher. High seas will be dangerous, building to 16 feet and calming to 10 feet swells or rollers Sunday. The Portland-Salem metro will hear the wind blow to 25 mph as the cold front arrives during the early afternoon.
Rainfall will bring a soaking to much of the region. The coast could see an inch of Saturday rain, while Portland hopes to see .25-.50 inches. Higher rain amounts will be near and north of the Rose City. Salem and areas to the south will see lesser amounts. Current timing brings dry weather by daybreak Sunday. Snow levels over Mt. Hood may dip to near 6,000 feet Saturday night.
After Saturday's hopeful rain, our forecast looks mostly dry through Friday of next week.
Rod Hill
