Weather Eye: Run of summerlike weather will be coming to a soggy end

After a historic run of warm weather the first week of October, it appears that our never-ending summer-like weather will succumb to the annual rain fest. By the ides of October, we should be soaking the rain up in good fashion.

So, you have a few days before the downpours to put away lawn furniture, freshen up the garden, etc. Next week looks to be wet.

We have been talking about this for a while and all computer models still insist the autumn rainy season is upon us and knocking on our door. It remains to be seen if late in the month we can catch a break in the action and a stretch of dry days. I wouldn’t hold my breath but wishes are always appropriate.

We managed five days in the 80s and some very warm nights for October, something that probably won’t happen again for another 20 years or so. A nice run.

Did you get out and look at the lunar eclipse Tuesday night? It didn’t start until after 1 a.m. and lasted for about three hours. At least the skies were clear and the full moon bright.

Have you noticed Mount Hood the past couple of days? Boy, it is a barren rock except for a few small snowfields near the top. It did get a couple inches of snow last week above the timberline but that melted off quickly. If we get a zonal flow of heavy precipitation next week, as models forecast, the upper reaches of the mountain could get lots of snow, maybe a couple of feet. Snow levels could dip down to 5,000 feet at times if we get enough cold air dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska. Stay tuned and we’ll see.

Enjoy the rest of the week and we will chat on Sunday and see how much rain is heading our way. I guess I better clean out the spiderwebs out of my rain gauge.

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://patricktimm.com.

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