~Fall Around the Pacific Northwest~
Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 4:45am
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for parts of our forecast area through early Friday evening * Click here for all the latest information.......
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries will be issued as needed, and updated more frequently during times of active weather conditions)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
A storm system passing to our south will send some moisture northward and over our region late today and tonight. This will result in some much needed shower activity. Once this system passes by early Friday, mostly fair weather will return, but temperatures will be cooler both day and night. While there will be some cloud cover at times, at this point no significant precipitation is expected through the weekend.
LONG-TERM FORECAST
Over the past few days, there has been little change to the inconsistency of the longer-term models. As such, the more permanent onset of our wet season remains in question as models continue to struggle with the details and eventual track of a potent offshore storm due to develop next week. There remains fairly good agreement in that temperatures will dip to below normal averages as higher pressure retreats, but much uncertainty continues on the precipitation side of the forecasts. I will have more once models come into better agreement.
General Short-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
General Long-Term Model Agreement: POOR
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