Book Time

Yes, indeed, pick out a good book because the next couple of weeks will be quite WET & WINDY.  Hard to get a ‘brolly’ to work well in the wind, but many will try.  What’s up?  Get your Mug refilled and read on.

The ‘opening act’ for the upcoming series of Pacific storms will arrive today.  Patrons on Vancouver Island have been getting wet for the past day; the rest of the PNW is next.  Moderate-to-heavy rain and windy conditions will be the main event today.  A stronger storm (in regards to wind) will move onshore later Sat morning.  This system will pack quite a punch, so secure what you can today and, if possible, avoid parking near old trees.  So many trees still have leaves, which will act as ’sails’ and catch the wind — causing limbs to break or trees to fall. BE AWARE.  Anyway, moderate-to-heavy rainfall will remain on tap through early Sunday morning.  

We see another WET system moving onshore Monday, after a very short break Sunday night.  While not charting as strong as the previous storms, this one will continue rain through early Wed, with Tue night turning breezy again.  Short break in the rain Wed afternoon & evening, except for Vancouver Island, as another wet system clips the island.  The rest of the PNW should remain dry & cool from Wed afternoon on into Thu.  (NOTE: the strong EAST winds we mentioned last time that were charted for much of the west have been dropped by the models, although northern CA will be WINDY on Thu.)  The 1044 mb high over the Continental Divide is now charting at 1035 mb or so, which minimizes the large-scale east wind event.  Also, you may have noticed that the current outlook indicates model solutions for Oct 27-31 have reverted back to that of a week ago (Simple Addition).  This happens rather frequently.

Back to Halloween - overnight Thu Oct 30 a very wet system will hit the PNW.  Halloween day looks quite WET.  However, right now, model runs suggest the trick-or-treat time could transition into showers, vs steady rainfall.  Too early to peg this just yet.  

The first weekend of November 2025 is trending WET, with a storm on Sat the 1st targeting southern OR early in the morning, then showers elsewhere.  Sunday looks wet, esp from Salem north into BC.  The week of Nov 3-7 will present even more rainfall & blustery conditions, with northern WA & BC experiencing a deluge; river flooding possible.  

Should all of the above forecast verify, you’ll understand the tag line of “book time”!   Reminder to all Patrons: our final forecast discussion will be posted Halloween morning.