The forecast has generally stayed on track this week. Looking back over the past several days I’m pleased with how things turned out. Heavy downpours hit parts of Salem and the Willamette Valley both Monday and Tuesday; however, the downpours were very isolated in nature creating uneven totals. Some valley locations picked up over a third of an inch of rain in less than an hour Monday. Meanwhile, other parts of the valley stayed totally dry, and that’s just the nature of that type of weather setup.

Look ahead

Saturday: A fantastic day! Plenty of sunshine after a cool start with a high of 82°. Very nice!

Sunday: Showers at times throughout the day. Not a washout though, and there should be dry times scattered between the showers. High around 72°.

Monday: I could see this day starting out with either morning clouds and or even some patchy fog due to leftover moisture before warming into the low 70s with afternoon sun.

Tuesday: Summer weather returns with highs soaring into the upper 80s, but it’s mid September, and this time of year it takes all day to really warm after the longer and cooler nights. Have you noticed how much cooler our nights have been finally? The warm humid nights which dragged on through the first part of the month are long gone and have been replaced by much more typical September temperatures. Lows Tuesday morning will start out between 52 and 54°.

Wednesday: Cloudy and cool with drizzle and a few sprinkles possible during the morning hours. Highs slowly climb to the low 70s with afternoon sunbreaks.

Thu – Mon: Currently this entire stretch of days looks to be fairly warm and dry with Thursday being the cloudiest and “coolest” day due to cloud cover. Pretty typical fall weather with lows ranging from a crisp 48 – 52°, and afternoon highs in the upper 70s to low 80s Friday through Monday. September is historically one of our nicest months of the year, and for at least the next 10 days it looks to maintain that reputation.

Enjoy the nice weather and stay safe!