Saturday, we managed to dry out for a while in between storms. The high and low for the day were 48 and 32 degrees, respectively, close to the average of 47 and 35 degrees. And with east winds blowing along the Columbia and increasing high clouds in the afternoon, a typical winter day.
Another weather system was forecast to slide overhead during the nighttime hours with any lingering showers ending this morning. The afternoon shouldn’t be too bad. Of course, that won’t last long as we are facing a possible Pineapple Express heading our way later Monday through Wednesday. It is difficult to tell how much rain we might get as forecast models are all over the place.
Usually, it’s 2 to 4 inches on the coast and 1 to 3 inches in the valleys. We may manage to get less than that. The main message will be gray skies and rain varying in intensity the next three days of the new week.
After the early to midweek episode of warm rains, we may have a dry day Thursday and Saturday. The moisture begins to slacken. What follows? Still no cold or snow the following week, but some forecast charts indicate we may see a shift in the weather pattern as most of the US turns cold. Whether that extends westward to the extreme Pacific coastline we shall wait and see.
