There is no beating around the bush on this one.  It’s a cold and wet day for April 1st.  In fact it’s only 40 degrees in Salem as of noon!  Brrrrr!!!!

There is good news though both short and long term.  In the short term the clouds are slowly but surly moving out which means we could still score some nice sun breaks during the second half of the afternoon.  Here’s a link to the visible satellite:

https://a.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/wxloop.cgi?vis1km_fog+20

Thursday through Saturday afternoon will be predominantly dry.  Not necessarily warm, but a lot drier than today with only a few showers at times.  Saturday evening through Monday will be a generally wet period.  The good news, if you want a return to sunshine, is that next Tuesday could kick off a solid 3 or 4 day stretch of nice weather.  Something to look forward to on this incredibly cold and rainy April day.

Take care and stay safe!!