Early September started off dry, but we quickly made up for it with last weekend's storm. A couple of low pressure systems will bring periods of rain and showers to the region Sunday through Tuesday. Unlike last weekend's system, these storms will have a little less moisture to work. Therefore, rainfall totals are expected to […]
We have to go all the way back to the period of February 12-15 when the area last saw rainfall like this. So far, 1.70" of rain has fallen in Cottage Grove (as of 10am Sunday). Isolated to scattered light showers will end today, then it looks dry tonight through the end of the month. […]
As the clouds move in your worries have all gone; as the rain falls it will cleanse your tired soul… Quiet weather today (Thursday), but a big change is on the horizon as Fall's first seasonably strong storm affects the entire region later Friday through Sunday. Oh, and enjoy the mild fall daytime temperatures today […]
Last week's post said to mark your calendars for Friday Sept 17, as our first autumn rain event was likely to occur. I'm happy to say that rain/showers are looking likely Friday through the weekend, as a moderately strong storm system affects pretty much all of the state. There's still discrepancies in the finer details […]
We've had an unusual dry start to September, but there's increasing confidence that a storm system or two will finally bring our first "appreciable" rains of the season late next week (Fri Sept 17) and into the following weekend. Until then, a few storm systems will just "clip" our area. System #1, tonight into Friday […]
Although it's been ridiculously hot, high temperatures have stayed well below the past week's records of 95-103. Moving forward, record high temperatures gradually lower and eventually drop into the mid-upper 80's beginning Sept 28. Our normal high/low temperature right now is near 81/49. In a post later this week, I'll give an update on the […]
The Astronomical Fall (Autumnal Equinox) doesn't occur until September 22, but today (Sept 1) we celebrate the beginning of the Meteorological Fall which is tied to temperatures. Notice the nice cool and crisp mornings? Dry weather likely to continue Unfortunately, I don't see any signs of rain over the next 5-7 days. Previously, there were […]
We'll warm up today with high temps in the mid 80's to near 90, lows upper 40's-around 50. Winds today will blow from east to west, some gusts to 15-20 mph possible. This may cause areas of smoke and haze from the fires that are to our east. Because of these "easterly" winds, the NWS […]
Monday and Tuesday both had cool, fall-like mornings. Lows both days were 40, 41 (respectively). We have to go all the way back to June 10 when we last had a morning low near 41. Certainly a sign that fall is coming soon. The past several days of highs in the mid-70's to low-80's have […]
Ah yes, we can finally take a breath fresh (and cooler) air! Since Memorial Day, high temperatures have ran above the seasonal average in excess of about 70% of the time. We've had 8 days that reached over 100 degrees, 24 days in the 90's, and 9 days at 88-89. Normal high/low temperature right now […]
