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Weather Eye: Keeping eye on storms, snow and blooming preludes to spring

By Patrick Timm
Published: February 14, 2016, 6:00am

Happy Valentine’s Day! We have clouds and rain today, so a good plan for the sweetheart day would be a good movie, dinner or just about anything — inside. I remember the song by the Carpenters, “Rainy Days and Mondays,” which the lyrics say “always get me down.”

No need to feel down. On the bright side, even on rainy days we have lots to do locally. After Valentine’s Day, Monday is a holiday for some folks, a day off from work or school.

This weekend was good for storm watching at the beach, where gale warnings were flying. Heavy rain and gusty winds viewed from a cozy dwelling is first class. Saturday was a good day for snow activities on the mountains. Not so much today, as snow levels rise above 7,000 feet.

More unsettled weather is on tap this week with some breaks, so not a total washout. After all, it is February and nearing the tail end of winter, so we can expect to be doused by nature’s offerings.

I’ve seen plantings of daffodils in full bloom. I can’t recall seeing such massive displays of cheery yellow blooms this early. Outside of the brief cold snap in early January, it has been a fairly mild winter — wet, wild and mild.

The average mean temperature in Vancouver this month is 46.6 degrees, 3.6 degrees above average. As of Saturday afternoon, we were about an inch of rain below average, but the incoming atmospheric river could change that.

Some closing thoughts: It is strawberry season in Florida. I saw the first flocks of robins this past week. Friday had towering white cauliflower clouds bellowing into the heavens with puddles and rainbows. “February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March.” — Dr. J. R. Stockton.

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://patricktimm.com

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