An updated winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:51 p.m. valid from Sunday 4 a.m.

The tides happen because of the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, but they become more extreme when the sun, moon and Earth are aligned.

Skies are starting to dry across the Pacific Northwest as cooler and sunnier weather returns to the region on Friday.

KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains the drier, cooler and eventually wetter weather expected around the Pacific Northwest this weekend.

KOIN 6 Meteorologist Josh Cozart explains the funnel cloud reported by the Portland National Weather Service Thursday ...