Cool & Damp

Good morn’n, Patron.  All indications are that the next couple of weeks will be on the cool side, with plenty of precip & mountain snowfall.  Sip on.

Dry & mild today, with a moderate-to-heavy rainfall event on tap to hit the northern 2/3 of Vancouver Island beginning tonight.  That rain field will slowly spread over the Puget Sound region on Sat, and continue to progress south to drape down over the rest of the western WA later Sat into Sunday.  Right now, models hold the main portion of moisture north of Salem.  This will be a cold front, so snow levels will drop below the passes in the northern Cascades.

Monday Mar 10 should be dry & cool.  Frost possible in the morning, if the sky clears in your location.  Late Tue will present an extended period of rain, mountain snow and breezy conditions.  Expect rain to move onshore Tue evening as a deep Low pressure system moves NE up along the coast.  WINDY.  Wet Wed and Thu — notably colder, with snow level fairly low.  Showery on Fri, with sun breaks.  (The atmospheric ‘wave’ from our storm will reform as it crosses the Rockies, setting up a major winter event for the upper Plains next weekend.)

Speaking of the Mar 15,16 weekend: it could be STORMY around the PNW.  Models suggest more rain on Sat, with a real drenching rain field on Sunday from northern CA up into BC.  Plenty of snowfall to help the snowpack - Shasta north into BC.  Notable WINDS, as well.

By Tue Mar 18, chilly but dry weather should return, as well as warmer, gotta-get-to-Spring temperatures for a couple of days.  A wet & windy system - primarily for western WA - could arrive overnight Wed into Thu the First day of Spring.  Another couple of dry days, before more showers arrive Sat night Mar 23.  Too far out to confirm at this time.

☕️☕️ Second Cup: Please note, we will be out-of-country from Fri Mar 14 - Sat Mar 29.  Depending on internet connections and available time to study/prepare, we may not publish forecast discussions during that period.  The effort will be made, of course, to uphold your Mon & Fri morning 'Mug Up' tradition.   

From the past: “It’s all right to hold a conversation, but you should let go of it now and then."