~Fall Around the Pacific Northwest~
Exclusive Inland NW Summary Issued: Sunday, October 18, 2026 @ 6:50am
A WIND ADVISORY is in effect for parts of our forecast area through early Friday evening * Click here for all the latest information.......
WRITTEN BY: Climatologist Bob Lutz
(Summaries will be issued as needed, and updated more frequently during times of active weather conditions)
SHORT-TERM FORECAST
The cold front that moved through on Saturday will give us some cooler weather in the days ahead, but average readings will still top out slightly above normal. In addition, the unseasonably dry weather we have experienced for much of October is expected to continue for most of the work week. With only weak systems still brushing the Inland Northwest, there will also be some cloud cover at times. There may be a slightly stronger system moving in toward the end of the week, which could produce some scattered shower activity, but the models have been flip flopping back and forth on that potential so confidence on this remains low.
LONG-TERM FORECAST
Our wet season that has been significantly delayed by stubborn high pressure may finally start to make an appearance by the last week of the month! The models have just started to hint at those possible changes, which would come in the form of colder, wetter weather as the high pressure ridge begins to retreat. It is still a bit too early to decipher all the details and the timing on these possible changes, so stay tuned!
General Short-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
General Long-Term Model Agreement: GOOD
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