It didn’t take too much effort noticing those towering cumulus clouds to the east Monday afternoon. These storms were moving westward over the Cascades and were expected to dump heavy rain in some places Monday evening and overnight.
Whether we get reports of thunder and downpours here in Clark County is uncertain. The main activity is south of the Columbia and as the sun goes down so does the threat. Still, late Monday afternoon I had a report of thunder in the Amboy/Yacolt area.
Today will be cooler and cloudier than Monday, with a small chance of scattered showers or drizzle. This crazy weather pattern will linger all week into the holiday weekend. As long as there is no strong upper air movement to circulate weather systems off to the east, any disturbances that move down from the Gulf of Alaska will sit and spin over a large part of the West Coast.
With the appearance of thunderstorms, boats and other watercraft should keep their eye to the sky for safe boating. This is National Safe Boating week and you can read more about it at: http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/.
