Still Waiting

We still see rain ahead, with Oregon needing to wait a bit longer than our neighbors to the north.  At least all of us can have a Mug of our fav morning beverage while in waiting.  

Pleasant wx week will continue into most of Saturday.  Rain will move in over Vancouver Island later on Saturday, spreading south & east as the night progresses.  Oregon will likely get more clouds than rain, but some precip is likely, esp north of Salem by Sunday.  Notably cooler for all.  Sunshine should pop out late afternoon on Sunday.

Next week presents a change from our earlier forecast, with NO RAIN arriving, nor any wind event mid-week.  Rather, it is now trending on the models as DRY and rather warm.  Farm & construction operations will appreciate the favorable change; rake up those hazelnuts!  That said, the PNW is experiencing a significant drought cycle since last April, so the region needs fall rains to show up soon.  Anyway, Mon-Fri next week look dry, with warm temps cooling off a bit by late week.  (Exception: the northern half of Vancouver Island likely to receive additional precip on the 26th.)

Weekend of Sep 27,28:  Looking DRY & mild.  However, a system may clip WA north of Seattle with some rain late Sunday the 28th.

Week of Sep 29 - Oct 3:  Here’s when we may finally get the big shift into fall rains.  The clipper bringing rain to northern Puget Sound will shift south enough to wet the entire area from Olympia north on Mon the 29th.  Bigger changes will be taking place in the Gulf of Alaska, with a large upper-level trough forming, and a series of fronts developing to bring on wide-ranging rains to the PNW by overnight Tue Sep 30.  This large rain-field should produce rain from Eureka CA up along the entire coast of BC and the Alaskan Panhandle.  Yeah, a classic fall system.  Dare we believe?  Rain will slack off a bit Thu before picking back up on Fri Oct 3, primarily over western WA north.  Fall cool.

Oct 4,5 Weekend:  Threat for showers throughout the weekend.  Fall cool.