We have a good old fashioned fall storm out there today. Breezy south winds have been going all day and the rain won’t be too far behind. I imagine the rain will get going here in Salem between 2 and 4pm. Expect the better part of an inch of rain to fall with this storm along with more gusty winds.

Thursday’s weather will feature showers and thundershowers. Thundershowers are most likely north of Salem and along the coast; although anyone could see a few brief downpours or small hail with the “regular” showers tomorrow.

Showers stick around for both Friday & Saturday with Friday being the wetter of the two days.

I’m still feeling confident Sunday will kick off a nice stretch of late season sunny and warm weather with highs next week reaching well into the 70s & 80s. The best part about it is we will actually be able to enjoy the nice warm weather this go around since most of the wildfires around here will be on life support thanks to both the coming rainfall and the continued hard work of the firefighters who are still out there working on these fires.

The Oregon Coast

The largest waves of the season will arrive today with waves heights of 20 – 25 feet expected this afternoon through Friday. Not exactly the biggest waves ever, but definitely the largest so far this season. Will make for some fun storm watching weather should you find yourself at the Oregon coast.

The nice weather next week won’t be limited to the valley. Warm, sunny weather is expected along the coast with Tue – Thu being the nicest days and highs in the mid to upper 70s. Winds may still be breezy at times next week with the warm weather, but let’s be honest, when are they not breezy out there? 😉