Rain Returns - Update #2

The rain forecast for tomorrow (Wednesday) is still pretty much on track with the previous thinking.  Here’s the blended average forecast from the various computers. Around 0.1” in the Spokane area, and 0.25” in northeast Washington. But as pointed out in the previous blog, some computer forecast have double that amount of rainfall. 



The main thing I wanted to point to is the wind potential. I previously mentioned that gusty winds would be possible tomorrow. It’s now looking more likely we’ll see some rather strong winds tomorrow. Unusual for a May storm. 

  • Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible, mainly after midnight. 
  • Wednesday morning: rain with a few thunderstorms still possible. Strong winds will develop rather suddenly in the late morning hours. Gusts 40-50 mph are possible. We’ll probably reach our high temperature in the 60s by late morning. 
  • Wednesday afternoon: strong winds continue, but more rain is also expected. Temperatures falling into the 50s. 
  • Wednesday evening: rain and wind ending.
Here is the peak wind forecast from the ECMWF model. Note that this is one of the windiest forecast models for this event that I could find. 




We’re still looking at cool, showery weather for the remainder of the week. And freezing temperatures are possible for the weekend. 

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