Weather Eye: The rainy season is here, and there is a chill in the air

There will be plenty of raindrops falling on your head today as the first ‘good’ autumn storm makes its way inland. The heaviest rain will be along the coast and to our north. About 1-2 inches should fall there, and a decent amount in the Olympics and Cascades, as well. It’ll be breezy along the coast.

The rain slowly tapers off later Friday and we should be lucky enough to get a mild and dry Saturday. It’ll be short lived, however, as yet another system rolls in on Sunday, lasting through Monday. It may be dry Tuesday, but you get the picture: The fall rainy season has begun.

I’m sure most of you who enjoy heading out into the farmlands to choose that perfect pumpkin have already accomplished that great feat over the last two weekends when the weather was as nice as it gets in October. If not, maybe venture to the local store and grab one. It is going to get muddy out there.

Halloween makes its appearance next week. After that, most pumpkins will go into the pie pan rather than under the carving knife.

It’s still too early to forecast the weather for trick-or-treaters, but it appears we will be on a progressive pattern, so if things dry out next Tuesday, odds favor rain on Halloween. Stay tuned. It’s always good to have a plan B, yet most kids will take plan A and ignore the rain. Treats!

So, what about snow in the Cascades? November is almost here and folks that play in the snow get antsy. I think the weather systems next week will bring lower snow levels, with perhaps 6-8 inches above Timberline. Of course, the farther northward you go in the Cascades, the lower the snow levels will be.

As of 5 p.m. yesterday, Vancouver was at 61 degrees, continuing the streak of highs above 60 degrees since Oct. 7, when temperatures were as low as 55 degrees. As I mentioned earlier, cooler air will filter in next week, so we should have highs of 60 or better through Sunday before they fall int the 50s next week.

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