The brief downturn in our weather is on track today with clouds and scattered showers around the Northwest and also cooler temperatures. The greatest chance of showers will be tonight and early Friday as the coldest air moves through.
I don’t expect much rain locally, perhaps a tenth of an inch plus or minus, but along the Washington Coast there could be upward of 1 inch of rain in places. Yes, the majority of the rainfall will be north of Clark County. The clouds and moisture will be short-lived and skies will be mostly sunny Saturday and well into next week. We may not see any rainfall after this event the rest of August.
September is just around the corner and I hate to mention it but autumn is well on its way. For us weather folks it begins on Sept. 1. The air has a different feel to it, darkness arrives before 9 p.m. The mountains in Alaska have had their first round of termination dust. That is the first noticeable snow signaling a change of seasons.
Not to fret, we still have plenty of summerlike days ahead, but the summer season is waning at a good clip. Fall is waiting in the wings. If you were to look closely at nature you would find the ants are busy, squirrels are running ragged stashing food for the long winter months. Some birds like the goldfinches are changing colors. The lazy grasshopper may be playing its fiddle, but the rest of the natural world is tending to more important tasks.
