Some areas around Salem and to the south are going to get slammed with an atmospheric river starting Saturday- mainly Saturday night into Sunday morning. Those areas could see 2 inches of rain in a 24-hour period (Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon) which is quite significant.

Unsettled weather around Western Washington continues into the weekend. A disturbance to our south will increase lowland rain chances and mountain snow beginning Friday night.

Grab your raincoat, because it’s going to be a wet weekend in the Portland area. There’s a 100% chance of rain Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The high will be about 49 degrees. Up to 1/2 inch of precipitation is expected.

A couple of key developments we are tracking heading into the weekend are winter storm warnings, mountain pass travel, and when to expect dry weather to return.