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Portland, OR – Western Oregon may enter a cool, wet, and potentially wintry pattern during the Thanksgiving travel window, as long-range federal outlooks point to a near-normal precipitation signal, leaving the region with roughly a 50–50 chance of seeing snow in the mountains and mixed precipitation in elevated foothills from November 23 through November 29.
According to the Climate Prediction Center’s 8–14 Day Outlook released Saturday, Western Oregon sits beneath a developing Pacific trough expected to bring multiple rounds of moisture into the region. While valley temperatures will likely remain too warm for widespread snow, the Cascades and Coast Range foothills could see early-season snow if colder air arrives behind each passing system…