It was due to happen sooner or later. A change in the overall dry weather pattern is coming to an end. For those who have been waiting for rain to help clear the wildfire smoke and douse the fires, the rain is finally coming.

Why the weather pattern change?

During the week, three strong tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific have been quite active. At this time of year, these kinds of tropical cyclones, once they weaken as they drift north into the North Pacific storm track, play a role in changing the overall weather pattern that impacts the Pacific Northwest.

Earlier this week, Typhoon Ragasa ravaged Taiwan, southern China, and northern Vietnam with damaging winds and heavy rainfall. Another storm developed north of the Philippines. The third, formally named Neoguri, drifted north w

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