It was sure enjoyable to see skies clear Wednesday in Clark County after a soggy Tuesday. There was fresh snow on the foothills and Cascades if you had a chance to peek before the sun went down. It was to be a chilly night, and the early-morning lows today were expected to drop below freezing. I’m sure some wet roads turned icy overnight.
Today, we may have fog and low clouds that may be slow to burn off. If we’re lucky, east wind will begin to drift over the county and clear skies later on. If skies remain somewhat overcast, the afternoon high will be hard-pressed to reach 40 degrees. Wednesday on the last full day of autumn, we had a high around normal at 45 degrees.
The long holiday weekend will be cold and windy. Wednesday afternoon, I could see from surface observations in Eastern Washington that the dew points were dropping, showing cold, dry arctic air filtering southward. A couple of weak systems may brush our area for perhaps some snowflakes or ice pellets Friday and Christmas Day.
The National Weather Service says we may see, “rain, snow, freezing rain or sleet, or maybe just DRY.” That about covers everything, doesn’t it? Forecast models were not quite in agreement as I wrote this column late Wednesday, so stay tuned for the latest forecasts. A little white for Christmas Day?
