Monday was kind of a typical gloomy winter-like day although it is still autumn. Could be much worse, though — at least we didn’t have rain coming sideways!
After a couple of teases with rain and mountain snow, we are still waiting for the train to leave the station, so to speak, on any parade of fall storms. As of Monday, we were still looking for much more active weather by the weekend continuing into Thanksgiving. If things go as some computer models indicate, we could be piling the snow up in the Cascades and have to weather rainy and blustery conditions in the lowlands.
Cold air is forecast to deepen in the arctic and venture southward in the next week or two. Just how far south is still up in the air — always something for us to keep a keen weather eye on. Could it be a repeat of last November, with a white Thanksgiving for some? Stay tuned as always.
My advice would be to plan ahead for the upcoming holidays and get ready any travel plans over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Especially if you’re traveling over the mountains, don’t wait until the last minute to visit the tire stores for tire change-outs or to purchase chains. Last year was a circus.
