By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
A long low pressure trough extending down into and through Oregon continues to spawn some light showers across the area today. We continued to see easterly winds 5-10, with this afternoon’s high in the low 50s. Another approaching trough and its associated front are expected to push in more rain tonight and bring us some gusty southerly winds 8-12 gusting to 18, the low tonight back down to near 43.
Tomorrow looks cloudy and rainy, likely just some light rain with southerly winds 8-12, the high still up around 52, the rain continues tomorrow night as the front moves across, winds becoming westerly 4-8, the lows down near 42.
Friday, we have yet another trough of low pressure moving in, so more rain is likely with southwesterly winds 5-10, highs near 51. Then heavier rain, and windy, for Friday night with southwesterly winds 15-20 gusting to 35-40, the lows near 41.
Saturday, a cold front drops down from the northwest followed by some colder, unstable air so we see the rain transition to showers with some possible thunderstorms behind the front starting around noon, the high only near 49. The snow level is falling during the day, dropping to near 2400’ in the afternoon. With the northwesterly flow, we see the showers continuing Saturday night, still with the thunderstorm threat, and still breezy, lows dropping to near 38.
The flow becomes more from the north-northwest Sunday, and the rain continues, the snow level down around 2300’ that morning so more snow possible in the higher Coast Range mountains, the afternoon high near 49. The snow level slowly starts to rise again that night, climbing to near 2600’ overnight, lows still near 38.
The wet, active pattern continues for the start of next week as yet another front moves in bringing more rain and breezy conditions to the coast for Monday, then rainy and windy conditions for Tuesday, highs near 51, lows near 41.
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