Columbia River at St. Helens
11 mi- Level
- 2.7 ft
Forecast peak 5.5 ft Wed 6 PM
Reading from Sat 6:06 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Ends in 2 h 48 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Portland OR
What
Temperatures of 33 to 36 degrees will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender outdoor plants from the cold. Consider temporarily moving outdoor potted plants indoors if they are sensitive to cold temperatures, or temporarily covering sensitive plants with a lightweight cotton fabric (i.e., bedsheets, thin blankets), as this will help retain heat and provide frost protection for your plants.
Areas: Clatsop County Coast; Tillamook County Coast; Central Coast of Oregon; Central Oregon Coast Range Lowlands; Central Oregon Coast Range; Lower Columbia River; Tualatin Valley; Inner Portland Metro; East Portland Metro; Outer Southeast Portland Metro; West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft; Clackamas County Cascade Foothills; Willapa Hills; Cowlitz County Lowlands; North Clark County Lowlands; Inner Vancouver Metro; East Clark County Lowlands; South Washington Cascade Foothills
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 6:40 AM PDT at KVUO
Foggy and 39°4°.
Today: low 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°), high 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°).
Now 39°4°
Fog
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7a | Fog | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 100% | 71% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Fog | 35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 35°2° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h | 100% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 100% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 89% | 83% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 77% | 83% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 69% | 82% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 60% | 82% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 53% | 82% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 49% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 48% | 81% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 53% | 82% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 57% | 83% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 65% | 82% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 70% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 70% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 71% | 79% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 74% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 73% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 75% | 71% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 76% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 80% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 38°3° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 81% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Rain | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°) | 36°2° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 84% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 37°3° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 86% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 48°9°) | 37°3° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 88% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 90% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Rain | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 84% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Rain | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 77% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Rain | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 74% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 60%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 70% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 66% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Rain | 59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 64% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Rain | 60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 70%, 0.24 in6.1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 64% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 92% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 70% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 81% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 84% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Rain | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 85% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 85% | 83% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 86% | 85% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 86% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 87% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Rain | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 88% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.08 in2 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 89% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 91% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 40°4° | 80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 94% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of fog before 10am. Partly sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 1 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East northeast wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.64 in16 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 1.3 in33 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.45 in11 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 58 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely before 11pm, then rain likely and patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 62°, low 37°.
75% chance of rain, high 60°, low 41°.
75% chance of rain, high 60°, low 41°.
Highs 50–61°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Thursday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PQR) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 5.5 ft Wed 6 PM
Reading from Sat 6:06 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 5.2 ft Wed 7 PM
Reading from Sat 6:06 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 5.7 ft Wed 7 PM
Reading from Sat 6:05 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sun 11 PM
Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 74% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
Today, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.
Cherry Grove weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 76% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing