The quiet weather continues across Oregon with a few rain and snow showers in the Cascades on Monday and Tuesday. Check out Timberline on Tuesday, April 16 with clouds and a few showers falling.

Forecast from Wednesday, April 17 through Friday, April 19:

We will continue to see quiet weather across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. High pressure will move into the PNW, bringing mostly clear and dry weather. High temperatures will warm above freezing each day into the mid-30s and low-40s with a warming trend over these days. Enjoy the spring turns!

Forecast on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21:

The next storm system will approach the PNW this weekend, but stay far enough out to sea and it will weaken as it does so. A few areas of clouds and rain/snow showers are possible, but any accumulations will be minimal. Saturday is more likely to have afternoon showers than Sunday. Snow levels will be around 6,000-7,000 feet but could change slightly as we get closer to the weekend. 

Mt. Hood will see the highest chance of any snow accumulations of a trace - 2 inches. Below is a look at the Euro’s ensemble probability of snow accumulations greater than 1 inch on Saturday, April 20, and Sunday, April 21.

Next week on Monday, April 22 will start dry and mostly clear. We will see another high-pressure system move into the PNW bringing warming temperatures and clear skies. 

By the middle to later parts of next week, we could see the storm track become more active but there is a good amount of uncertainty. The models continue to show chances of storms but also chances these storms will weaken and dry out before reaching Oregon. Stay on your toes because spring storms in the PNW can pop out a few days in advance, which we could see late next week into the following weekend.

Below is a look at the Euro's ensemble predicted upper-level pattern on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28.

Description: The cool, blue colors show cooler air that will be associated with the storm track. 

Thanks for reading and I will have the next forecast on Friday, April 19.

Zach Butler

Summer Weather: How To Use OpenSnow

As the snow begins to melt and summer conditions quickly take over, remember that you can use OpenSnow as your go-to weather app during the non-winter months.

Get started by going to...

1. Favorites > Weather
2. Location > Weather
3. Maps > Weather

Switch to using your "Summer" favorites list, check the "Weather" tab on both the Favorites screen and any location screen, and avoid poor air quality & incoming storms with our summer-focused map layers in the OpenSnow app.

You can also view the hourly forecast for the next 10 days for any location on Earth in OpenSnow.

1. Go to the "Maps" tab.
2. Tap anywhere or search for a city.
3. Tap "View Forecast".

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