Fall gets off to warm start in county

The start of the fall season, when cooler temperatures and rainy, windy days return to the Pacific Northwest, began this year with drier and warmer weather than usual.

“There is an El Niño advisory in effect for this fall and the winter. In fact, very strong El Niño conditions are already being observed right now and are expected to continue through the late winter,” said Noah Alviz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland.