TONIGHT’S FORECAST
Mid-Columbia Region & Wasco County
Skies will become increasingly cloudy this evening. Chances for light showers will arrive overnight under overcast skies. Winds will be westerly along the Gorge and west-northwesterly in Wasco County at 10-20 mph this evening. Overnight, winds will become westerly to 10 mph along the Gorge and nearly calm to the south.
5pm Temperatures
In the upper 50’s to low 60’s
Evening Dew Points
In the low to mid 40’s
Night Time Lows
In the mid 30’s to low 50’s
Free Air Freezing Level
7,000’, dropping to 5,500’
This Morning’s Minimum Temperatures
& Expected Lows for Tonight
Morning Lows Evening Lows
WHITE SALMON VALLEY
Dufur & Higher Valleys
Extended Outlook
FRIDAY 5/16
Mostly cloudy skies and mild.
Min/Max Temperatures 66° to 69° Rain Chance 25%FRIDAY NIGHT
Partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Min/Max Temperatures 39° to 52° Rain Chance 20%SATURDAY 5/17
Mostly cloudy skies and mild with a chance of showers.
Min/Max Temperatures 65° to 69° Rain Chance 45%SATURDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy skies and mild with a chance of showers.
Min/Max Temperatures 39° to 51° Rain Chance 35%SUNDAY 5/18
Mostly cloudy skies and mild with a chance of showers.
Min/Max Temperatures 64° to 67° Rain Chance 35%SUNDAY NIGHT
Mostly cloudy skies.
Min/Max Temperatures 39° to 50° Rain Chance 15%Meet Your Forecaster
Meteorologist Geoff Linsley
Geoff Linsley earned his Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Texas A&M University, has been a Forecast Meteorologist for West Coast Weather LLC since 2014, for Precision Forecasting LLC since 2021 and has also run his own ship since 2021. Geoff is currently ranked #11 in the world in the weather gambling community. In 2023 he began broadcasting for Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers, working as a team with long-time CGFG Forecaster Erik Moldstad. In 2024 after Erik stepped down from forecasting, Geoff assumed both roles. Erik still fills in occasionally for Geoff.
He potentially discovered a correlation between tornadogenesis and specific ranges of USGS-measured solar electromagnetic and geomagnetic radiation levels, possibly creating a new parameter to observe when trying to forecast the most intense tornadoes.
RESEARCH: Relating F4 and F5 Tornadoes in the U.S. with Solar Electromagnetic and Geomagnetic Data