Time goes by so quickly it seems. Here it is August already and it will be interesting to see what kind of weather the month will bring. Another hot day today and Wednesday before we see a brief interlude to our warm and dry summer.
The strong hot high pressure over the Four Corners region weakens a bit and relaxes southward. This allows cooler air to move inland off the ocean. The first batch of moisture arrives from the central Pacific and looks to target the Oregon and California border. Likely to kick off thunderstorms in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
As that sinks southward, another pool of cool and unstable air moves in from the Gulf of Alaska. At this point, it appears the center of low pressure will reach our coast somewhere between the Long Beach Peninsula and the Olympic Peninsula. This brings the best chance of widespread rain late Thursday and Friday. Clouds and showers could linger into Saturday.
Although I would say odds favor rain showers ending our long dry spell, I am hoping that the rain shield will dive south enough to really help us out. It is possible the bulk of the moisture remains north of Clark County. We have another chance to look at this before any rain falls so we will revisit in Thursday’s column.
