Dogs hate rain

Unhappy Northwest Dogs ⭐⭐

• Ok, maybe not all dogs hate rain but they don't seem to be in a hurry to get in the rain like they would a pond or water hose

• An atmospheric river is pointed at Oregon today, showing up on satellite

• The center for Western Weather and Water Extremes even forecasts the strength and impact of atmospheric rivers, giving this one a category 5 along the Oregon coast

• NOAA has an easy to read explanation on atmospheric rivers

• Flood watches are issued through Wednesday morning in western Oregon and western Washington with impacts of rising rivers and land slides

• A lot of water will fall with this warmer system, and higher amounts are expected for the coastal range as well as the Cascades

• Winds will gust 65-75 mph at the coast

• Sneaker waves happen with high surf here, dragging debris inland and surprising wave watchers

• The weather returns to regularly scheduled light rain later this week

Why Departure Highs are Neat ⭐

• If you look at this temperature map, you may first see orange and green colors of "cool" and "warm" highs today

• If you look at the numbers, you will find 40s and 50s across the middle of the country; the highs are almost the same

• This is why I love using departures to tell the story of national high temperatures; the change from seasonable averages can tell more about what to expect than the actual numbers

• Also, temperatures have different feels depending on the season, 55° is terrific in winter but brutal in summer in my experience

• Forecasting 10 to 30 degrees from climatological averages tells a lot about the weather ahead

⚡The billion dollar weather disasters of 2020 reveal a lot about the past year

⚡Here's a cute cartoon on warming oceans due to climate change