By Rod Hill on 2010-01-08
Looks like the metro area will escape any freezing rain and see plain old liquid sunshine develop Friday. If you are traveling up to Mt. Hood the forecast calls for mostly freezing rain at times Friday, mainly above 1,500 feet and up over the passes. It is not clear if pass temperatures will warm to freezing or not during the day. The gorge is also expecting possible ice Friday near Hood River. The gorge could stay dry until late in the day. If so, temperatures near Hood River could be above freezing when rain develops. This will be a wait and see situation. It is not clear if warm air with a west wind will flow through the gorge Friday overnight or not. All areas will become dry Saturday and remain dry through Sunday.
Likely For The Gorge, Possible - Portland