Travelers seeking safe commutes on Thanksgiving, you’re in luck: It’s going to be dry.
Clinton Rockey, meteorologist at the National Weather Service branch in Portland, said that before the holiday, a storm will pass though the area. On Tuesday, we could be seeing a snow-and-rain mix from a storm heading north from the California and Oregon coasts. But at the least, rain is about 80 percent likely.
“We’re not looking for accumulations,” he said of the possibility of snow in Portland and Vancouver.
That storm is likely to dump snow on the Cascade Mountains, and Mt. Hood is due for about 10 inches, he said.
Wednesday could see an early morning flurry, and cool temperatures in the 30s will continue throughout the day while it remains cloudy.
Thanksgiving will be sunny but cold with a high temperature of 39 degrees, and the “next chance for the moisture is Saturday,” Rockey said.
Temperatures will likely drop into the mid-20s at night after Thanksgiving in northern Clark County.
Friday will also bring sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 30s, and nighttime will be dipping to 24 degrees.
“It’s going to be rather chilly at night,” he said.
Saturday has a chance of rain with the snow level at 400 feet. Sunday also has a chance of showers, but the snow level will rise to 1,500 feet.
