By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
October 18,2012; 8:53AM,EDT
As a train of storms continues to move off the Pacific Ocean, colder
air will press farther south over the weekend into the Portland area.Temperatures will dip to their lowest levels of the season so far
during the day and night this weekend. High temperatures will be in the
50s. Temperatures can dip close to 40 degrees at night.While it will not get cold enough to snow in the Portland area
Saturday and Sunday, the event will bring the lowest snow levels of the
season so far
throughout the Northwest.During the weekend, snow levels will dip to near 3,000 feet on the
southern Washington Cascades and to near 4,000 feet on average over the
Oregon Cascades.It will snow at pass level. The first slushy accumulation is possible on roadways in the high country.Temperatures will not be in a hurry to bounce back early next week.
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