Can the weather get any better than this for early October? I mean, warm, pleasant days and cool, crisp nights: What more can we ask for? Well, we could use a little rain. Let’s not forget that item.
I’m sure the rains will come; they usually begin the last week of October and fall throughout the winter. So far this month, we have only had one day of moisture, with .03 of an inch of precipitation in Vancouver. Clouds will return Wednesday, as a weak weather system scoots by to our north. Whether we get any measurable rainfall is iffy. Then fair weather is expected to return Thursday and Friday, and the weekend’s weather is up in the air, as forecast models are still struggling to reach a consensus.
As larger storms form out at sea, the atmosphere is trying to shift gears from summer mode to autumn. It takes a while and, of course, nature doesn’t follow a standard plan each year. So we try for the best on the seven-day forecast and make adjustments on the way.
South Carolina and other areas in the East have certainly had their share of rain. Some cities recorded rainfall in one or two days that we would normally expect in two or three winter months total. It is amazing but tragic at the same time.
