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Weather Eye: Autumn rains taking their time as mild conditions continue

By Patrick Timm
Published: October 18, 2015, 6:01am

Rain arrived right on schedule early Saturday but only in drips here and there. The rumbling of thunder signaled the arrival of moisture but little rainfall. Maybe since it has been so warm and dry this year, the clouds forgot what to do?

Actually, the weather system split, with energy going to the south and north. Enough instability brought early-morning thunderstorms around the county. Maybe you slept in and didn’t hear the thunder.

Today is a day of leftovers, some clouds and maybe a few drips but warm for this time of the year. We have another system heading our way for Monday, but it too seems to be weakening as it moves inland. So much for a strong progression of storms and the start of the autumn rains.

The coming week continues with high temperatures above average and maybe another shot of showers Thursday or Friday.

Then again, expect nothing heavy, but colder air aloft may bring snowflakes down to the timberline in the Cascades.

Our endless mild weather just keeps rolling along like a never-ending story. I see snow fell over much of Michigan the other day. Heavy downpours in California caused mudslides. Dust storms in Arizona.

No complaints in our neck of the woods.

I see daylight saving time ends in the haunting hour of 2 a.m. after Halloween — Nov. 1, that will be easy to remember.

The Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will host the 23rd annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference beginning at 10 a.m. Oct. 24 in Portland. Meteorologists from across the Pacific Northwest will give their best guess for the upcoming winter.

Will the Old Farmer’s Almanac and woolly bear caterpillars shine with their cold weather predictions? Or will El Ni?o keep the heat on for us? Experts tell us it’s almost guaranteed we will have a mild winter. Whether we get much in the rainfall department may be a toss-up.

We’ll see what our local folks toss in the hat.

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

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