It's been a pretty boring start to fall in the weather department...but that finally changes this weekend! Several storms take aim - with the first one already on its way - and lasting into next week.
First up, tomorrow's (Friday's) system looks wet. Rain approaches the coast overnight tonight, spreading inland by early morning. Showers from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, before another band of steady rain in time for the afternoon commute thru the late evening. Might get a bit breezy during the day too. Looking at nearly a half-inch of precip by late tomorrow night.
Saturday looks relatively dry for most of the day - maybe some scattered showers roaming around. The main event holds off until late Saturday night. We'll be on the fringe of a fairly strong storm - but while the center of the storm stays north of Vancouver Island, it'll still take a swing at us. A couple hours of heavier rain as it moves through, sometime between 8pm and midnight, giving us upwards of another half-inch.
Along with the rain, it's also going to bring some pretty gusty winds. They'll ramp up quickly once the rain arrives, and should taper off by mid-morning Sunday. Right now, looking at peak gusts from the southeast around 40 mph. I'd expect the winds to take care of much of the remaining leaves on trees...but since this is the first decent wind event of the season, it could cause more impacts than a similar storm would later in the season. I'll post another update on Saturday with the latest info!
The rest of Sunday looks showery in the wake of the system. We'll get a brief break, before the next system takes aim Monday afternoon...but we'll take a look at that as it gets closer.