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Current US Threat Advisory Level
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Showers Likely |
Patchy Fog |
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| Hi: 53°F |
Lo: 38°F | Hi: 48°F |
Lo: 40°F | Hi: 50°F |
Lo: 35°F |
Expires: 1115 AM PDT THU NOV 20 2008
- Includes the Counties:
- Greater Portland Metro Area
- Greater Vancouver Area
- Includes the Cities:
- Forest Grove
- Beaverton
- Gresham
- Oregon City
- La Center
- Battleground
- Vancouver
- Camas
- KPDX is at: Portland, Portland International Airport
- In the state of: (OR)
- In the country of United States (US)
- Station Latitude = 45.59N (decimal)
- Station Longitude = 122.6W (decimal)
- Station Elevation = 8 (meters)
- Time Zone = Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
- Time Zone Offset from GMT = -7* (hours)
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation. The ICAO Code is a 4-letter airport code used to determin current conditions at that location at the time of request.
Wind Speed: S 9 MPH
Barometer: 29.99 in.
Dewpoint: 44°F
Heat Index: 46°F
Wind Chill: 41°F
Rain developing after sunrise turning to showers and isolated thunderstorms by midday. Highs 50 to 55. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Near the gorge east wind 15 to 25 mph in the morning becoming south 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Sunrise: 8:16 AM PDT
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms early...Then a chance of showers until midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 35 to 40. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 5:35 PM PDT
Dusk: 6:08 PM PDT
Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 45 to 50. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunrise: 8:17 AM PDT
Mostly cloudy. Rain in the evening...Then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 40. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 5:34 PM PDT
Dusk: 6:07 PM PDT
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning...Then isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 50. Light wind.
Sunrise: 8:18 AM PDT
Partly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows around 35.
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent MoonSunset: 5:34 PM PDT
Dusk: 6:06 PM PDT
Moon Phase: The phases of the Moon are related to (actually, caused by) the relative positions of the Moon and Sun in the sky. For example, New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are quite close together in the sky. Full Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are at nearly opposite positions in the sky - which is why a Full Moon rises about the time of sunset, and sets about the time of sunrise, for most places on Earth.
Waning Crescent Moon: The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moons disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Twilight: Also known as "Dawn" preceding Sunrise and "Dusk" following Sunset. There are three kinds of twilight defined: civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight. For computational purposes, civil twilight begins before sunrise and ends after sunset when the geometric zenith distance of the center of the Sun is 96 degrees - 6 degrees below a horizontal plane. The corresponding solar zenith distances for nautical and astronomical twilight are 102 and 108 degrees, respectively. That is, at the dark limit of nautical twilight, the center of the Sun is geometrically 12 degrees below a horizontal plane; and at the dark limit of astronomical twilight, the center of the Sun is geometrically 18 degrees below a horizontal plane.
Sunrise and sunset: For computational purposes, sunrise or sunset is defined to occur when the geometric zenith distance of center of the Sun is 90.8333 degrees. That is, the center of the Sun is geometrically 50 arcminutes below a horizontal plane. For an observer at sea level with a level, unobstructed horizon, under average atmospheric conditions, the upper limb of the Sun will then appear to be tangent to the horizon. The 50-arcminute geometric depression of the Sun's center used for the computations is obtained by adding the average apparent radius of the Sun (16 arcminutes) to the average amount of atmospheric refraction at the horizon (34 arcminutes).
Accuracy of rise/set computations: The times of rise and set phenomena cannot be precisely computed, because, in practice, the actual times depend on unpredictable atmospheric conditions that affect the amount of refraction at the horizon. Thus, even under ideal conditions (e.g., a clear sky at sea) the times computed for rise or set may be in error by a minute or more. Local topography (e.g., mountains on the horizon) and the height of the observer can affect the times of rise or set even more. It is not practical to attempt to include such effects in routine rise/set computations.