Fri May 3 09:26:37 EDT 2024 East Slopes of the Northern Oregon Cascades- 626 AM PDT Fri May 3 2024 .TODAY... * Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max temperature.....62-68...except 51-60 ridges. * Min humidity........31-39 percent. * 20-foot winds....... * Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast winds 2 to 7 mph. * Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast winds 2 to 7 mph. * CWR.................0 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........4 or low potential for extreme fire behavior. * Mixing height.......7000 ft agl. * Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after midnight. * Min temperature.....40-45...except 35-40 ridges. * Max humidity........90-97 percent. * Humidity recovery...Excellent. * 20-foot winds....... * Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 2 to 5 mph in the evening becoming drainage winds less than 5 mph. In the eastern Columbia River Gorge, northeast winds 2 to 6 mph. * Ridges/upr slopes....South winds 2 to 6 mph in the evening becoming light winds less than 5 mph. * CWR.................80 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire behavior. * Mixing height.......500 ft agl. * Transport winds.....South around 5 mph. .SATURDAY... * Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain. * Max temperature.....48-54...except 39-48 ridges. * Min humidity........74-84 percent. * 20-foot winds....... * Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 4 to 9 mph. In the eastern Columbia River Gorge, northwest winds 2 to 7 mph increasing to west 8 to 14 mph in the afternoon. * Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest winds 4 to 9 mph. * CWR.................100 percent. * LAL.................1. * Haines Index........2 or very low potential for extreme fire behavior. * Mixing height.......2000 ft agl. * Transport winds.....Northwest around 5 mph increasing to west around 15 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .SUNDAY...Rain. Lows 34 to 40. Highs 46 to 53. West winds 10 to 16 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows 35 to 40. Highs 47 to 54. West winds 11 to 17 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows 32 to 37. Highs 47 to 55. West winds 9 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 32 to 37. Highs 52 to 59. West winds 8 to 14 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 33 to 38. Highs 61 to 68. North winds 4 to 10 mph.