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 into the morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ken Jernstedt Airfield (K4S2)

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

Rain

46°F

8°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SSW 8 MPH
Barometer 29.51 in (999.32 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill42°F (6°C)
Last update 01 Apr 06:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Hood River OR

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 2am.  Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 1900 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 1900 feet rising to 3100 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. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain, mainly before 2am. Snow level 3500 feet lowering to 1900 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 1900 feet rising to 3100 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. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Hood River OR
 45.71°N 121.51°W (Elev. 200 ft)
6:41 pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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