Saturday morning turned into a pleasant day until late afternoon, when clouds and rain rolled back in. Temperatures were mild, in the low 60s. I guess I could have phrased it differently: “One weather system exited our area early Saturday morning, and another entered on its heels with clouds and rain in the evening.” Regardless, the break was brief.
The storm Friday night and early Saturday did not cause high winds along the coast, sparing residents downed trees and power outages. Winds were generally in the 35-45 mph range in coastal communities. The strong winds were present, just off the coast over the ocean waters.
A similar pattern was forecast for Saturday evening’s storm. There was a possibility for winds locally to gust into the 30-35 mph range, nothing unusual for a typical blustery month of March. So scattered showers will continue through Tuesday, some possibly with thunder.
Colder air aloft is bringing light amounts of snow from the Cascade passes upward. That is the silver lining in the clouds for us. We need that moisture in the “water bank” for sure. So with a continual influx of Pacific moisture the next weeks, it appears our surroundings will be a festive shade of green for St. Paddy’s Day. As they should be.
