La Niña-driven storms lining up to batter Whatcom County with heavy wind, rain
Strong winds and possible power outages are expected Tuesday and into the Halloween weekend as La Niña-influenced weather aims at Bellingham and coastal areas of Western Washington. A wind advisory is in effect Tuesday afternoon for the western Whatcom County lowlands from 2 p.m. to midnight for southeast winds at 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. “Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and a few power outages may result,” the National Weather Service said online. After the storm passes Wednesday, computer models show that another atmospheric river is expected to move across Western Washington.
“Rain is expected to increase Friday night as an atmospheric river initially takes aim at Vancouver Island, the Olympic Peninsula, and northern portions of the Cascades,” the weather service said.
This weekend’s storm will be relatively warm, increasing snow levels to 8,000 to 9,000 feet by Friday night, meaning that most of the precipitation will fall as rain the mountains.
Windy conditions are expected for part of the area Friday into Friday night, but widespread impacts from wind are not expected. Conditions are expected to remain unsettled into early next week.
“(The) meteorological Magic Eight Ball says ‘ask again later’,” the weather service said.
