Lake Effect Snow in the Lower Great Lakes; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

Lake-effect snow will continue downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Friday. Lake Effect Snow Warnings have been issued. In the Western U.S., rain and higher elevation snow will continue over the Great Basin through Friday. A front will move over the Pacific Northwest this afternoon and produce light rain and higher elevation snow over the Cascades through Saturday. Read More >

7-Day Forecast 45.66°N 121.87°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Cascade Locks OR
Issued by: National Weather Service Portland, OR
Last Update: 7:41 am PST Feb 12, 2026
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  • Today

    Today: Areas of frost before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Areas Frost
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Low: 37 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds


  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light west southwest wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 47 °F

    Chance Rain



  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Rain.  Low around 40. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 40 °F

    Rain



  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain.  High near 46. Light and variable wind.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain



  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Rain Likely



  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Snow level 2900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

    High: 46 °F

    Chance Rain



  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain after 1am.  Snow level 3200 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow


  • Washington's
    Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Rain, mainly after 10am.  Snow level 2300 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain



  • Today: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 37. Calm wind.

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Light west southwest wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Friday Night: Rain. Low around 40. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Saturday: Rain. High near 46. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Saturday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 2900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of rain after 1am. Snow level 3200 feet lowering to 2700 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Washington's Birthday: Rain, mainly after 10am. Snow level 2300 feet. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.

    Monday Night: Rain before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Snow level 2200 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Tuesday: Rain and snow. Snow level 1700 feet rising to 2200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

    Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Snow level 1900 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Wednesday: Rain. Snow level 1600 feet rising to 2200 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 43.



    Cascade Locks OR
     45.66°N 121.87°W (Elev. 732 ft)

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