By Rod Hill on 2010-04-01
Easter weekend begins with a wet and stormy Friday. The cold front will arrive Friday morning. The coast will likely see high winds Thursday overnight and Friday morning, peak wind gusts may reach 65 mph. The valley will see possible spotty wind gusts Friday morning near 50 mph. Any 50 mph wind gusts will likely produce spotty power outages and a few down trees. Rain Friday morning will be heavy. The coast will see over 1.25" of rain and the valley near .80" with additional rain amounts into the day Saturday. The snow level is expected to rise above 4,000 feet Friday morning and lower back to 2,000 feet by late afternoon and down between 1,000 - 1,500 feet Saturday! Winter storm conditions over the Cascades will be likely all day Friday above 5,000 feet. The heaviest snow over Government camp will fall Friday evening and night. Total snow amounts Friday and Saturday will reach 1-2 feet or more.
Saturday will see likely rain at times in the valley and coast and snow showers over the Cascades. The storm will clear by Easter Sunday. A low pressure center will track offshore and drop to our south during the day Sunday. I still feel Sunday could go either way - meaning, likely rain at times, or mostly dry weather, with the rain remaining west and south of our area. Current computer models give Portland and Salem .05" or rain Easter Sunday. Sunrise Easter Sunday in Portland: 6:45 a.m.
Cold Front Passes Portland