Saturday was certainly a taste of summer and no complaints. Though it passed the 80-degree mark, I won’t start complaining about the heat, not yet!
If you have been with me over the years, you know I favor high temperatures at 80 degrees or under. And many of you like 80-to-90-degree days. Good thing there is lots of variety in our Pacific Northwest, with something for everyone.
At 4 p.m. Saturday, it was 84 degrees at my Salmon Creek home and mostly in the low 80s around Clark County. Our last 80-degree day was Oct. 7 with 82 degrees.
For the first nine days of May, Vancouver was 1.5 degrees above average and the rainfall 0.75 of an inch below average. Warm and dry. Now things are changing.
A cold trough of low pressure appears today with increasing clouds, cool westerly winds and Mother’s Day highs 10 degrees or more below Saturday’s. It should remain dry until dark, then sprinkles or drizzle are possible.
Monday through Friday, we keep a chance of showers on any given day and cool highs — in the 60s, maybe even struggling to reach 60 degrees if clouds and moisture dominate. Charts disagree on the track of the moisture but California will most likely get heavier rain than we will.
The last trough of low pressure that moved through midweek brought over 1 inch of rain in the lowlands of northern California and 1 to 2 feet of snow in the mountains. Good news. I hope that repeats this week.
Enjoy the day with loved ones and look toward an unsettled week weather-wise. If the first low stalls or we get wrap-around moisture as it slips to California, we could have a day of steady rain, maybe Tuesday.
