PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Rare summer rain and cooler temps return to the Pacific Northwest Wednesday.
An increase in clouds, rain and cooler temperatures is helping make it feel like an early onset of fall Wednesday around Portland. Rain shower will be felt from the Oregon Coast to the Cascades as little moisture makes it into eastern Oregon Wednesday.
The greatest rain accumulation will be found along the northern coastline and across areas of southwest Washington. Anywhere from a tenth to a third of an inch of rain is possible throughout the day Portland-Vancouver area.
Cooler temperatures and the return of rain will help decrease the wildfire threat across the Pacific Northwest. Despite the lack of moisture in eastern Oregon, the cooler and cloudy conditions will help to suppress the