438 FXUS66 KPDT 282238 AFDPDTArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 338 PM PDT Sun Sep 28 2025
.DISCUSSION...Today through Tuesday: Current satellite and radar imagery show mostly clear skies across the forecast area with few clouds lingering. Warm and dry conditions prevail today, but with light to breezy winds over the Cascade Gaps and eastern mountains from the low-level upslope flow through this evening. Monday onward, the frontal system will move across the PacNW with widespread showers. The raw ensembles favor a 60-80% probability for amounts up to 0.15 inch over the WA/OR Cascades and 30-50% prob of rain amounts of 0.25 inch for the eastern mountains Monday. Tuesday seems to have the raw ensembles slightly lower with a 40-60% prob for 0.25 inch. Otherwise, the lower elevations will have 0.10 inch or less. This system will assist in bringing isolated thunderstorms upward across portions of the East Slope of OR Cascades and eastern mountains for Monday and then the Wallowas Tuesday (
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