Mark Nelsen

Increasing easterly wind later tonight and Wednesday should allow lots more clearing for more of us tomorrow. Almost the entire metro area should be sunny by Wednesday afternoon and it’ll be breezy east of I-205 from that Gorge wind

We’re headed into a colder pattern over the weekend and early next week. Not so much during the day, but nights turn significantly colder. Not "pipe-busting” cold, but just a couple notches colder than what we experienced in early December. Daytime highs still make it into the 40s in the lowlands

Other than a very weak cold front passing overhead tomorrow with a few sprinkles, dry weather continues for another week. Strong high pressure over the West Coast keeps wet Pacific weather systems away

With strong high pressure re-asserting itself over the region tomorrow through the weekend, we’ll see drier air minimize the overnight fog, especially after Saturday morning. The result will be increasing sunshine and colder nights

Strong high pressure continues to block wet weather systems for another week, leaving us with lots of sunshine this weekend through midweek. Daytime temperatures actually WARM a bit the next 3 days with sun, but nights cool down into the 20s

This unusually dry and sunny stretch of weather continues for about one more week. Then most likely the strong high pressure that is parked over the West Coast, blocking storms, breaks down. That should “turn on the faucet” again around next Thursday or so

The incredibly stable weather pattern over the Pacific Northwest continues for 7-8 more days, then we’re likely entering a wetter setup next Thursday or Friday.

A very weak and chilly weather system dropping out of Canada brings even drier air later tomorrow and through the weekend. The result is a continuation of mainly sunny skies, mild days, but cold nights

Strong high pressure along the West Coast continues to block wet Pacific storms from reaching the region. It breaks down late next week, “opening the faucet” for several wet weather systems to move inland starting late Thursday and continuing into the first week of February

Unseasonably dry weather continues much of the next week, but we're seeing hints of a possible weather pattern change heading into early February