National Weather Service

Temperatures are warming up across Portland with forecasters saying conditions could reach the mid-90s beginning Sunday. Temperatures are expected to get even hotter next week.

Two nonprofit avalanche forecasting centers in Oregon rely on tools and information from federal agencies but do not receive federal or state funding.

State climatologist Larry O’Neill, who works closely with National Weather Service personnel, says the impact of cuts on Oregon could be critical.

Low-elevation snow is possible along the Willamette Valley and the Southwest Washington lowlands this weekend. But National Weather Service meteorologists said the travel impact on roadways below 1,500 feet would likely be minimal.

On Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a hydrologic outlook for much of Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Heavy snow in the Cascades Wednesday and Thursday could make travel difficult through the mountain passes.

The Pacific Northwest typically sees an increase in precipitation and cooler temperatures during a La Niña.

People living in Northern Oregon Cascades and the Upper Hood River Valley could see heavy snow through Monday.

Recent rain and wind across Western Oregon provide an early fall warning that winter weather is coming. And with it, could come a hazard we really haven’t had to deal with before: flash flooding.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday declared a state of emergency in 23 counties due to a heat wave that’s expected to bring dangerously hot weather across much of state into Saturday.