Did you win the rain lottery? And will there be more winners?
August 29th, 2012 by Matthew Leach
Some of you might be asking yourselves: “What rain??” Others know exactly what I’m talking about, especially one Forecasting Kitsap reader who wrote:
“[In Silverdale] we had a big downpour and I was driving home
with the top down because I bought a new rug!” Oops! Hope you and
the rug made it home reasonably dry! I was in Port Orchard during a
particularly heavy downpour when another Forecasting Kitsap reader
commented that in their part of Port Orchard it was dry! This late
season rain shower was a perfect example of a typical “rain
lottery”, similar to the snow lottery we invest so much in come
November 
Summer time in the Pacific Northwest is known for its dry
spells, and this year was no exception. The last time we saw
measurable rainfall in the Kitsap area was on July 20th! But
usually when it rains in the summer, it isn’t consistent, long or
widespread. In case you’re wishing for another shot at the “rain
lottery”, you might just have to wait until…well…a long time. In
fact, latest forecasting models are suggesting it could very well
be another month before we get any more substantial rain. But more
on that later in the week 
In the meantime, there won’t be anymore soaking rugs as a ridge of high pressure–albeit weak–builds offshore. Before we get to that we’re going to have to wring out some left over clouds tomorrow. We’re not looking at anything dramatic, just mostly cloudy skies clearing to partly sunny skies in the afternoon.
Friday and Saturday will feature more of the same, but as the ridge strengthens the temperatures will rise from near 70 tomorrow to the low and mid 70s over the weekend.
Labor Day looks beautiful and skies will clear even more, boosting temps to the mid and upper 70s.
And then there’s the long range forecast. Remember how we talked about a warm start to September a few weeks back? Looks like that could still materialize. Current model projections have us perhaps reaching the 80s by next weekend.
I’m sure students would’ve preferred this weather BEFORE heading
back to school, but we’ll take what we can get
Matthew Leach
Forecasting Kitsap
forecastingkitsap@live.com
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
August 29th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Go away Sun,I want my fall storms already
August 29th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Ha! I know how you feel. The start of meteorological fall is on Saturday, but stormy season doesn’t start until October. Don’t worry! There’s plenty of time for storms to rip through the NW
August 30th, 2012 at 5:27 am
Elder Leach,
Wake up already. This is Alu in Namibia. I need to talk to you now-now. What is your cell number I must call you by Skype.