A few more days to get your hay put up
The forecast from the last time we spoke is still pretty much on track. We've started to see some folks taking their first cutting of hay. And they should have great weather in the next few days for getting it raked, baled and picked up. But they don't want to wait too long.
The first half of the forecast is all about temperatures. How hot will it get? First, let's take a look at our current weather pattern. I have to admit, it's one of the stranger weather patterns that I've ever seen. And this is borne out by all of the wild fires that have sparked across northern Canada. Very unusual. The anomaly pattern below shows what we were expecting: very strong warm anomalies over Canada and the northern US, with actually cooler anomalies across the southern states. One feature we need to pay attention to is that low off the southern California coast.
Now lets talk moisture. Right now, we have an extremely dry atmosphere in place, and it's actually going to get a bit drier by Monday. Here's the atmospheric anomaly chart for Monday. See all those brown colors over the Pac NW? That means we're much drier than we should be for early June. But there's been plentiful moisture just to our south and east. And that California low we were talking about will bring the moisture into our area.
By Friday, look what a dramatic change has taken place. The Inland NW is downright muggy. Dew points will climb into the 50s. No more chilly nights, or low afternoon humidities. This moist low will bring rain back to our region, in the form of slow moving, wet thunderstorms.
The timing of the rain has been pretty consistent. There's a small chance that we could see a shower by Wednesday evening. But by Thursday, the odds are pretty high that we will see rain. And as we said, these won't be sprinkle showers. Downpours are possible. That potential will continue throughout the rest of the week and possibly into early next week.
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