Weather Eye: Expect more rain, snow in Cascades this week

A nice break in the weather today after areas of morning fog with mostly sunny skies. Monday begins fair with increasing clouds and, yep, more showers for Tuesday. Another break on Veterans Day and then a stronger storm heading our way Thursday and Friday.

The mountains have finally received enough snow to turn the ground white and get many folks excited for winter activities. Additional snow will fall this week as well. The storm at the end of the week will produce heavy snows in the Cascades. The only drawback will be strong southerly winds ahead of the cold front will raise snow levels above Cascades passes and keep snow above 5,000 feet. Eventually snow levels drop and snow falls back down to Cascade passes.

To sum things up, a little on again off again rain and mountains snows, and if things work out Friday could be a soaker. The temperature drop from last week over the weekend was enough for this guy to switch from a light jacket to a warm cozy fleece-lined jacket. It’s that time of the year for sure.

Last year on this date, we were still in a relatively warm and dry period with highs in the low 60s. This go around we stay in the 40s and continue that way all week, maybe touching the 50-degree mark at times.

These temperatures will actually be below average with the normal high floating around 55 degrees this week.

My column a year ago I wrote, “In Seattle they have had their driest dry weather streak in the past 74 years of records for late October and early November.” Despite some frost, I still have a number of flowers blooming, which old weather lore says flowers in bloom in late autumn foretell a bad winter.

Another says if onions have a thin skin then a mild weather coming in, while thick and tough skins mean the coming winter will be cold and rough.

Perhaps those of you that grew onions can verify that one.

Keep warm and dry this week and we will chat on Tuesday.