Are you ready for a little more rain? It will be refreshing, suppress fire danger and water those thirsty plants. Everyone wins. That is if you don’t have important outdoor plans like a wedding, new roof, staining the deck or an outdoor family reunion barbecue.
We can usually count on August for warm and dry weather and only small chances of measurable rainfall. But this has been a strange year weather wise, and the next few days will be no exception. A strong upper-level low will slide down the British Columbia coast and perch along the Southern Oregon and Northern California coastline. Bands of moisture will gather and swing toward us in the counterclockwise circulation.
Earlier forecast charts indicated some thunder as well, but we need to get a few hours of clearing skies to allow the atmosphere to warm up. That may or may not occur. I think Friday we have gray skies all day and perhaps a steady or at least off-and-on, light to moderate rain.
There will be enough cold air at upper levels to drop some “termination dust” or light snow on the peak of Mount Hood. The phrase “termination dust” is unique to Alaska and is the first light snowfall on Alaska peaks and signals the end of summer.
