Weather Eye: Enjoy next couple of days before rainy weather arrives

Our change in the weather is underway although the main effects will take place over the weekend. A weak weather front passed through our area Tuesday afternoon with cool west winds but no rain. A dry weather front passed through little moisture to speak of.

Dense morning clouds covered the skies Wednesday with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon along with those cool breezes. Pleasant, I would say. Today and Friday we’ll have partly sunny skies and highs about average in the 70s. The cool-off really gets going this weekend with highs dropping to near 60 degrees Sunday.

Light rain is likely Saturday night and Sunday, which will be gray gloomy days. Rainfall amounts are still up in the air as some forecast models suggest we get up to a half-inch of rain through Tuesday. Others suggest higher amounts.

Along with the colder temperatures and rain, snow levels will drop to give our Cascade peaks several inches of snow. The snow will be above pass levels, but if you are hiking or camping in the higher elevations it will feel more like winter with freezing temperatures.

The worst-case scenario for us would be highs Sunday through Tuesday struggling to reach 60 degrees. However, even with a cold air mass overhead, any sunbreaks should warm us up a few degrees above 60 degrees.

Whenever we get a large trough of cold air dropping out of the Gulf of Alaska, fine tuning the details is difficult a few days out. But be prepared for cold, showery weather for Father’s Day. Most of us always have a plan B with our sometimes-unpredictable weather.

So, what’s beyond Tuesday of next week? That cold trough of low pressure is forecast to move eastward out of our area. Normally that would foretell higher pressure and warmer weather. However, the forecast shows another cold low dropping down but remaining off the coast allowing fair weather to shine upon us.

I have the local rainfall from our friends and neighbors around the area and I’ll share those soon. Meanwhile, enjoy the next couple days before we don a sweater or jacket.