Despite all the rain being forecasted, and believe me there is a bit of it ahead, we also have a few dry times coming up also. I’ve highlighted those dry times for you as I know they have been few and far between lately.

First up we have Thursday evening. Much of Thursday will be a total washout with moderate to even heavy rain at times, but the rain will shut off quickly right around 4PM give or take an hour leaving us with a fairly nice Thursday evening.

Dry weather should last through Friday morning before more rain moves in.

Saturday will be mostly wet, so overall a “no go” for outdoor stuff that day, but Sunday is showing signs of being dry. I will keep a close eye on how things progress and should have an additional update before we enter the weekend. I will also be watching Monday and Tuesday for the chance of seeing dry weather on those two days as well. These would not be very warm days, but they have the potential to be drier with highs in the low to mid 60s.

The map below illustrates well how much rain we are expecting through Saturday. Looks as though we are set for a solid 1 to 1.5 inches of rain for the mid Willamette Valley and even a bit of rain east of the Cascades again which is good news for their drought conditions.

That map looks like what we would see in fall or winter, not the middle of May. It’s been an extremely soggy April and May, and while it’s true a few dry days will pop up here and there, overall the Pacific Northwest is still locked in a very wet pattern for mid May with no sign of any real warm weather or long stretch of dry weather.

Okay, have a great Thursday!!