Touch of Fall

The next couple of days will present a Touch of Fall.

• Storm time.  An unusually strong Pacific storm for August has captured the forecast news, for good reason.  It is quite rare to have a system loaded with this much moisture, and notable wind field, arrive in the PNW during the 8th month of the year.  RAIN will continue to move onshore as today progresses, with the heaviest rainfall due in this evening.  BREEZY, too, so secure patio furniture, etc.  Half an inch or more rain is possible around the region; higher amounts in the foothills.  The system will work its way east by Saturday morning, with some showers early in the day, then slow clearing by the afternoon.  A real August Mud Maker.  Sunday will be dry & pleasant.  70s.
• Next week, Aug 18-22: dry & pleasant.  Some morning marine clouds possible.  It does look a bit warmer towards the end of the week.
• Aug 23,24 weekend: Dry & warm.
• Week of Aug 25-29: Dry Monday, then a chance for additional rain or showers, primarily over WA & southern BC by Tue morning.  This system may also end up quite wet for August, esp north of Portland.  On/off precip through Wed the 27.  Temps below normal.  Southern OR could remain dry throughout.
• Labor Day holiday weekend: trending dry, with temps in the 70s - low 80s.

🌀 Topical Tropical:  ERIN will continue to deepen, resulting in a Cat III or IV level hurricane soon.  ERIN will likely remain dangerous ‘fish storm” as it curves northward missing the US, passing close to Newfoundland then Greenland.  Still, the Atlantic Seaboard will experience high surf from this soon-to-be powerful storm.  The next potential Atlantic hurricane - to be named FERNAND - is now ‘birthing’ similar to ERIN, just west of Africa.  FERNAND could pose a direct threat to the US by Labor Day weekend.