The little bit of rain this morning ended our historic dry streak with 90 days straight at the Salem Airport with no measurable rain.

A big change in the weather pattern this week with showers dominating the forecast and highs struggling to reach 70.  Here’s your extended forecast:

Basically showery and cool through at least the first half of Saturday.

Second half of Saturday & Sunday should be dry.

Some of the showers this week could be heavy with a clap or two of thunder and some hail especially Tuesday & Wednesday.  Also very breezy at times.  It will feel like summer is coming to an end, but wait….

Take a glance at the forecast for much of next week:

It looks like summer will make a nice little comeback with highs back into the low 80s possible.  Still a long ways out so confidence isn’t as high, but indications are that next week will be much sunnier and drier.  Something to keep in mind if you have more outdoor projects to finish up.

We just had back to back days with highs of 88 degrees.  Very warm, but that is all about to end.  Details below:

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Highlights

Today:  sunny, mild, & dry.  Highs 78 – 82.

Saturday:  small chance for a sprinkle or two, but don’t let it keep you from outdoor plans.  Overall a mostly dry day, just much cloudier & cooler than it has been.

Sunday:  mostly sunny & dry.

Monday:  some light rain with a couple sunbreaks mixed in.

Tuesday – Thursday:  Best chance for rain since early June.  Showers could be heavy at times during this period.  The sun will peak through every now and then all 3 days, but overall the main story here will be the showers.

Friday:  still wet and cool.

 

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Highlights

1. No big rainstorm on the horizon yet…
2. Our dry streak continues
3. Very warm afternoons today & Thursday
4. Cool mornings
5. Saturday: cooler & cloudier, still dry.
6. Sunday: mostly sunny.
   
7. Monday: a couple of showers possible
8. Tuesday: showers likely

It’s not warm, but it is dry, and the sun will come out at least briefly today.

Here’s a fresh extended forecast.  Overall some pretty nice late summer weather if you ask me.

Sunday will be the warmest day of the week.

Monday – Thursday: Mild with plenty of sunshine with some clouds mixed in  from time to time.

Watching Friday for maybe (emphasis on “maybe”) a chance of rain.

August is coming to a close on a dry note and I’m not surprised…  We have had a long dry summer and there is still no rain in sight.  You may have noticed a few sprinkles over the weekend, but no measurable rain fell at the Salem airport where official records are kept, so our dry streak continues.

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Looking ahead:  Tuesday will be the warmest day this week then we gradually cool off for a few days.  Thursday & Friday will feature a few extra clouds.

I’ve got another update for you mostly because I’m noticing that the little chance we had for sprinkles Sunday & Monday has just about disappeared.  It will still be cooler than it has been, but not as much.  Notice the slightly warmer temps Sunday & Monday and the lack of any sprinkles or rain showers.

New forecast below:

For today:  our “morning clouds” are slow to burn off today, but the sun will make an appearance eventually this afternoon. 

Same story Friday & Saturday:  morning clouds will be slow to burn away both days with some afternoon sun eventually.