Heavy Snow and Disruptive Ice in the Upper Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ken Jernstedt Airfield (K4S2)

Lat: 45.67457°NLon: 121.53493°WElev: 600.0ft.

Mostly Cloudy

46°F

8°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.61 in (1002.71 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 01 Apr 10:55 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Hood River OR

  • Today

    Today: Rain.  High near 52. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 2am.  Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight . Low around 37. West wind 3 to 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Rain

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of rain.  Snow level 2000 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Areas of frost after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Areas
    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain. High near 52. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 2am. Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 2000 feet after midnight . Low around 37. West wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 2000 feet rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hood River OR
 45.71°N 121.51°W (Elev. 200 ft)
10:41 am PDT Apr 1, 2026
11am PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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