We knew it couldn’t last forever.
After a record-setting run, Vancouver’s dry days could finally be numbered. Forecasters expect rainfall to return to the area by this weekend, possibly signaling a shift to a decidedly different weather pattern. The first system, arriving Friday, should bring relief to a region still parched by almost three months of bone-dry conditions.
Rain? Remember that?
“That’s much more typical for this time of year,” said Beth Burgess, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland.
An impending onshore push should bring more than just a few fleeting drops to the Northwest, Burgess said. Early models suggest as much as a quarter-inch of rain on Friday, followed by a half-inch or more on Saturday, she said. The pattern is expected to continue into early next week, Burgess said.
Of course, any weather forecast is subject to change. But the consensus is that the region’s dry spell will end soon, Burgess said.
