OR Clouds Return as Monsoonal Conditions Begin

May 24, 2026

For the first time in many days, we're seeing clouds again. The sky has been clear with few flyers lately. The jet stream is beginning to rotate counterclockwise and we're seeing rain starting in the southwest desert and Sierras.

At the same time, we're also seeing another push of winter weather, with a lows of 31 degrees on Wednesday night and 32 degrees on Thursday night forecast this week. It is like the two rainy seasons are colliding.

Often a drop in temperature means there will be rain, although the NWS forecast is omitting it. It shows up on some forecasts for Wed. night. It will be interesting to see if we have a winter blast or a desert monsoon. I'm thinking that it will be wintry, because we've had snow as late as late May in years past.

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