" Pacific Northwest Rain Shadow Girl" Poster

The Pacific Northwest Rain Shadow Girl poster is a fun way to capture our funky weather patterns here in the great Northwest. Be they large or small, rain shadows are major factors in the weather here. Pilots call it the blue hole. Weather systems bring moist air from the Pacific into western Washington until it reaches the Cascade Mountains. A "Cascade Rain Shadow" barrier is created by the mountains. This keeps western Washington moist and eastern Washington more arid. Even during the summer, "ocean air" can produce cool, foggy early mornings here.