By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer
A look at the radar this morning brought a surprise to many east of the Coast Range as an upper level trough of low pressure extending pretty much east to west was dropping some precipitation from north of Eugene eastward through north of Bend, then southeastward into Idaho. The models show this trough slowly drifting northward over the weekend. As for us, we will stay dry though we could see some mid and high clouds moving across. So, after a foggy start today we again cleared up nicely but can expect the clouds to return again tonight, and the winds ease also, the low temperature around 53.
Slowly becoming mostly sunny tomorrow, the breezy afternoon westerly winds return, becoming westerly 10-15 gusting to 25, the high back up to near 74. The clouds return tomorrow night, the light winds also, lows near 56.
Sunday the trough to the east that was drifting northward kicks off to the east as a ridge of high pressure races over our area bringing mostly sunny skies, the winds becoming northwesterly 8-12, highs near 73, then the patchy fog returns Sunday night with light winds, lows near 57.
The ridge is quickly followed by another trough of low pressure approaching the area from the west Monday leaving us partly sunny with a high near 72, mostly cloudy skies expected Monday night, lows near 56.
We see partly sunny skies again Tuesday, the high only near 71 then we have a chance of showers developing Tuesday night, lows near 56. The trough nears and continues the chance of showers Wednesday under mostly cloudy skies, the high near 68, then partly sunny skies expected Thursday, the high up near 71. Low temperatures with the mostly cloudy skies and the chance of showers still around 56.