Generally Pleasant

Monday May 5 

Up & Down temperatures for the next couple of weeks, with a shower or two passing by at times.  Let’s take a peek.  

Today, Cinco de Mayo, will be pleasant and a prelude to an exceptional Tuesday May 6.  Yep, tomorrow looks to be the warmest day out of the next several, as High pressure ridges over us sending temps into the upper 70s to lower 80s region wide.  Oregon coastal zones on the 6th could range in the lower 70s - beach day anyone?  By mid-week, a system will clip the NW corner of WA, setting up a chance for a few showers north of approx. Chehalis, with cooler temps; the rest of the PNW should remain dry, although cooler, as noted.  The last two days of this week look warmer (70s) again, but not the 80s like Tue.  

The next chance for cooler temps & showers arrives during the weekend with a stronger Low pressure trough drifting south off the coast — this will usher in some cloudiness & slight chance for a shower or two, mainly north of Longview on Sat; showers possible around western OR on Sunday.  That Low will continue south, keeping the chance for a showers around the PNW through early next week.  Not too windy east of the mountains, but it will get breezy.  Given the SW flow aloft, temps will remain mild with elevated humidity, relative to normal May levels.  

Indication are that by Wed May 14th, temps will rebound a bit under mostly sunny skies.   Dry wx should hold on into the weekend of May 17,18 for most locations expect the far NW corner of WA and southern BC — there a weak system could keep the clouds around, with chance for a shower or two. 

The week of May 19-23 is trending dry & warmer early - temps in the mid-upper 70s in most locations Mon & Tue - then cooling a little late week before the Memorial Holiday weekend.