That's what Michael Convery, our traffic guy was telling everybody Tuesday morning. Dense fog formed early in the morning and brought the comute to a snails pace. Visibility by mid morning was down to less than 200 feet near the Columbia River. Portland and Vancouver were not the only areas affected. Take a look at the satellite image below, fog formed up and down the length of the Willamette Valley.

Like the past few mornings, the fog will burn off for a mild and sunny afternoon. High temperatures will bump up into the lower 60s today. Just remember this is November, the sunny and warm weather is the exception - not the norm. In other words the other shoe is about to drop. Rain is on the way, the first we've seen this month.

A series of progressively more organized weather system will start of change our current weather pattern this week. Late Thursday, rain and cooler weather will arrive. It will open the door for several days of precipitation.

While rain will fall at lower elevations, some much welcomed snow can be expected in the Cascades. Snow levels by the weekend may get down as low as pass level. I don't think we'll see enough snow for resorts to open, but at least will will bring a base accumulation.

Regards
Dave