On the Mild Side

As the tag line suggests, our wx for the next couple of weeks is trending to be mild, with a couple shots of precipitation just to remind us it is fall, after all. Got your fav morn’n beverage refilled?

This weekend looks fine, although a few clouds will linger over the Puget Sound area.  Sunday will be quite breezy in OR, because a High pressure ridge will set offshore, coupled with a Low over the continental divide.  Leaves will be "a blow’n”.

We see generally dry conditions next week, with a few extra clouds over the Puget Sound on Tue & Thu, thus the possibility for a shower or two.  Friday looks pleasant, but by afternoon or nightfall, the leading edge of an October storm will be making its way onshore.

The weekend of Oct 5,6 will likely start out WET on Sat, with clearing from the north by Sunday morning.  Dry late day Sunday — with a run of 5 or 6 days of dry, mild weather through Oct 11.

Another damp weekend may develop Oct 12,13, especially over western WA and southern BC.  We suspect this outlook will change.  

On the Mild Side.  We do not see a frost threat through at least Oct 15.  Low temps in the upper 30s are possible east side after next weekend’s cold front passes.  Although the lack of an early frost does ’tap down’ the brilliance of fall colors, lots of foliage is beginning to color-up.  Enjoy.

Ponder Point:  During our 44 years of attempting to forecast PNW weather, the following has proven to be a factor.   Long-range weather models tend to present a higher level of variance in the summer-fall transition (as well as winter-spring).  With this year’s La Niña setting up, it may take the 'computer brains' a bit longer to adjust.  We’ll understand.