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Prolonged Atmospheric River Will Impact the Northwest Early this Week

A weather system in the Pacific Northwest will produce rain throughout the day, before a potent atmospheric river produces a prolonged round of heavy rainfall, widespread urban and river flooding, and high elevation snow to the region Monday through Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated damaging winds, a brief tornado, and locally heavy rainfall across parts of Florida today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Dec 7, 2025 at 3:22:31 pm PST

Much like this past Friday night, a cold front and strong winds aloft will move over the region Monday afternoon and produce breezy to windy conditions through Tuesday morning. The strongest winds are expected to impact North Central Oregon, the Simcoe Highlands, the Eastern Gorge, Yakima valley, The Columbia Basin, and the the Blue Mountain Foothills. Winds of 25-35 mph, with gusts 45-55 mph will develop much of these areas, with stronger gusts along exposed ridges(70-85% confidence).