A Chance to Dry Out

Changing from one season to the next is generally a transition that takes place over several weeks, especially in spring.  But this year, it almost appears that we went from winter to spring during a weekend.  After our several days of rain compliments of an atmospheric river, we deserve a break from the rain, mud and wind.  Thankfully, that's what we're going to get.

Here's a recap of the precipitation reports from the area for the last 5 days.  These are taken by ordinary folks like you and me, and submitted online.  The program is called CoCoRaHS.  If you're interested, you can see their website at www.cocorahs.org.


5-10" of rain over parts of western Oregon and Washington.  Here's a closer view of our area:


Very strong high pressure will develop over our area, bringing us dry weather and mostly sunny skies through Saturday.  High temperatures will be in the upper 40s to mid 50s.  You read that right. This should help dry things out.  The wind will be light, which is nice, but a good breeze would help things dry out even more.



Sunday will start a string of days next week with a low chance of rain.  The best chance of rain next week looks to be around Monday, but rainfall amounts should be light.  After lower chances of rain in the middle of next week, it does look like there will be an increasing chance of showers next weekend.



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