Payton Major

Weekend Meteorologist at WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, VA)

@fox12oregon Meteorologist ☀️⚡️🌩 | @cronkite_asu & @asu_sgsup alumni 🔱 | Former @wdbj7, @AZStateClimate, @CNNweather | OR raised🌲| #NotAWeatherGirl

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From Dry to Drenched: June’s First Significant Rainfall arrives this Weekend

1 week ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

Download our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!We’re tracking an area of low pressure in the Pacific that is set to bring us the first significant rainfall of the month. The system arrives Friday and is expected to last through the first part of Sunday. Saturday will be the wettest. Several locations have yet to record measurable rainfall this month.
First significant rain of the month arrives this weekend

1 week ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

• None First significant rain of the month arrives this weekendDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!It’s been a gusty and warm day in the Gorge... But we’ll notice slight improvements on Tuesday. A steady, westerly breeze continues with gusts as strong as 35 mph. Fire danger is high, but not as elevated as today.
Rain chances increase later this week, bringing relief to elevated wildfire risk

1 week ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

Download our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!After a break from strong wind in the Gorge this weekend, gusts will reach 40-45 miles per hour Monday afternoon. Combined with the warm and dry conditions, this means wildfire risk is elevated. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
A few warm days before cooler air + shower chances return

2 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

• None Trending cooler with a few light shower chances next weekDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!Breezy conditions continue in the Gorge, but we aren’t expecting gusts as strong as Friday. The strongest gusts will be around 30 mph in the afternoon today and Sunday morning.
Dry and warm weekend + Tracking a few shower chances next week

2 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

• None Pleasant, dry weekend with highs in the 70sDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!It has been very gusty and dry over the Gorge today. Westerly wind around 20-30 mph have remained steady throughout the day, and gusts have been as strong as 35-40 mph. Increased atmospheric moisture has increased dew points/humidity this afternoon, which should help slightly.
First Alert Weather Days active Sunday & Monday for hot afternoons

2 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

• None Hottest temperatures of the year so far Sunday & Monday• None Cooler by the end of the weekDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!Today and Monday are First Alert Weather Days. We have the opportunity to break daily records as highs soar into the 90s.
Heat alerts issued as temperatures climb into the 90s this weekend

3 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major

• None Hottest weekend of the year so far• None Cooler by the end of next weekDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!Whew... It’s going to be a hot one this weekend! An upper-level ridge of high pressure is centered over the western U.S., boosting temperatures into the 80s and 90s through early next week. Some of us are waking up to a few clouds.
Temperatures climb the rest of the week, First Alert Weather Day Sunday

3 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major |Camila Orti

• None Back into the 80s Thursday and Friday• None First hot day of 2025 on SundayDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!A high pressure ridge is currently centered in the Pacific, but will start to scoot east by the end of the week/weekend. This will boost high temperatures into the 80s.
Cool and cloudy Wednesday, but temperatures soar again this weekend

3 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major |Mark Nelsen

• None Much cooler with spots of drizzle Wednesday• None First hot day of 2025 on SundayDownload our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!We are tracking a weak system to arrive Wednesday, bringing us a thick marine layer of clouds and even a few morning sprinkles. We’ll have a brief break from the abnormally warm temperatures before high pressure takes over again.
Feeling more like early July this week

3 weeks ago | kptv.com | Payton Major |Mark Nelsen

Download our FOX 12 Weather App so you can be the first to know about changes in the forecast, check radar and watch additional content from our team!We had a pleasant weekend with highs in the 60s and low 70s! Sunshine will stick around most of the week as high pressure sits in the Pacific. We are on the edge of ridge, meaning two things:• None Temperatures will stay slightly above-normal, but we aren’t expecting any abnormally warm days or record-breaking heat.

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