~Fall Around the Pacific Northwest~
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Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:30am
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries are issued as needed and will be updated more frequently during times of active weather)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
High pressure will strengthen as we move toward the weekend, which will increase the chance of more sunshine once again. While there may still be some occasional cloud cover, the major storm activity will be diverted away from the Northwest by the ridge, so no precipitation is expected. Temperatures will continue to moderate and will eventually top out well above normal as time progresses into the weekend and early next week. In fact, it continues to look like the entire West Coast will experience the warmest temperature anomalies in the entire country once again!
LONG-TERM FORECAST
The summer-like high pressure ridge is expected to persist at least through much of the new workweek, though temperatures by the end of the period will cool down closer to seasonal averages. At this time, I still don't see any significant precipitation in the forecast, and as such, it looks like the early arrival of our wet season in September will remain in an extended holding pattern, at least for now!
General Short-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
General Long-Term Model Agreement: EXCELLENT
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