Additional Moisture Expected As November Starts

November moved in with cold temperatures and dry weather across the Northwest, and according to meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann, half of that pattern will continue as we move into the heart of the month. Lohmann said temperatures will remain on the cool side, even for this time of year, but the precipitation will increase to above average levels. And that start Thursday with a system rolling in from the Pacific bringing rain/snow showers, with precipitation totals around 0.10”-0.25” across the Columbia Basin, 0.25’-0.50” for area foothills, and above 0.50” for the Palouse.

“Kind of depending where you are with these systems.  They roll in from the Northwest, so we get that rain shadow kind of halfway out across the Basin, and as you start to head up the foothills and into the higher terrain of eastern Washington we do get some pretty good amounts.”

Lohmann said hopefully the wet pattern will continue to chip away at the dry soil conditions we have across most of the Northwest. As far as the temperatures are concerned, she expects highs in the low 40s with lows in the mid-20s and some locations cooler than that.

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