Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ken Jernstedt Airfield (K4S2)

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

Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 13 Mar 10:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Hood River OR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers after 5am.  Snow level 5800 feet lowering to 2100 feet after midnight . Low around 35. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7am.  Snow level 500 feet rising to 1400 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 45 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am.  Snow level rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Light east wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain.  Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain.  Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly before 3am, then a chance of showers after 5am. Snow level 5800 feet lowering to 2100 feet after midnight . Low around 35. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 7am. Snow level 500 feet rising to 1400 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Snow level rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Light east wind.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hood River OR
 45.71°N 121.54°W (Elev. 440 ft)
10:41 pm PDT Mar 13, 2026
10pm PDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm PDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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