Another weekend of rain, gusty winds, dry periods, sunbreaks, and who knows what else - if you're thinking this sounds kinda similar to last weekend, you'd be right!
Tomorrow (Friday) looks like a damp day. Plan on showers or light rain during the daylight hours - around a quarter inch, if we're lucky. Winds will be a tad breezy - they'll start off coming from the east, then switching to westerly early afternoon, as the main part of the system moves through. Not too worried about them though.
Saturday will start off fairly pleasant - a few showers around, with afternoon highs in the mid-50s. The main part of that system will move ashore at the coast around dinner-time, getting towards the Plateau around 8 or 9pm. At this point, this Saturday's system looks weaker than last Saturday's, but will bring a round of heavier rain and some gusty winds...it'll also last into the early morning hours. Upwards of a half-inch of rain, depending on how strong it is Again, nothing to be too worried about...the trees in my yard are almost out of leaves anyways! Showers stick around into Sunday and Monday, before more systems take aim at the Pacific Northwest mid- and late-week next week.
Okay, forecast over - but feel free to keep reading for some bonus commentary! There's some chatter out there about how big the storm system is going to be. While it does look to get quite large, and will be impressive to look at on satellite pictures, it'll weaken as it approaches the coast. We will feel some of the effects of it, but it's not going to be much more than a "regular" breezy fall system for us. Unfortunately, that's not the case for the coast...while they'll get relatively strong winds and heavy rain, it's the waves that are going to be the most impactful. There are already High Surf and Coastal Flood Advisories out, highlighting the large breaking waves and coastal flooding that are likely throughout the weekend. A good reminder to never turn your back on the ocean!