April Showers
After a quick warm and dry spell, the rain will return tonight (Sunday night). Nothing really exciting, just a wet cool front. The rain should end by Monday morning, and after a short break, we will see afternoon showers. Here’s what the National Blend of Models anticipates for rainfall totals. About 0.1” in the Basin, 0.2” in the northern valleys and Palouse, and maybe 0.3” in some spots. Tuesday will start off dry, but afternoon showers are a sure bet. Wednesday will see a few afternoon showers over the northeast Washington area. Thursday looks dry. Another weak front will bring us light rain Thursday night, with afternoon showers Friday through Sunday, mainly over northeast Washington. The other weather feature of note will be the wind. Spring is typically a breezy time of year, and with each frontal passage this week comes some pretty gusty afternoons. Here’s the ECMWF prediction for peak wind gust on Monday afternoon. 25 to 40 mph over much of the are...