Weather Eye: Expect some warming soon

I certainly don’t need to tell you we have had a ton of rain this year. Since the water year began Oct. 1, Vancouver has measured more than 42 inches of rain. It could be dry, with no rainfall, from now through Sept. 30, and we would be just fine when compared to what would be considered average.

Of course, that is not going to happen, by any means. Vancouver has had 7 inches of rain so far this month, and we are rounding the corner toward 8 inches. With more rain later today and showers Wednesday, that may become reality. That would be an amazing amount for March.

We may have a dry day as March ends its reign on Friday. Will April fool us on Saturday? Right now, the next bout of rain could hold off until Sunday, but then again, it won’t fool me. We will examine that day of tease on Thursday.

When I packed up Monday to head back to the great Northwest from a week in the sunny paradise of Hawaii, I tried to capture as much sun as I could to bring back. I will try to let it out on Friday.

Looking ahead, I really cannot see April offering us better weather, although it should start warming up some. With fingers and toes crossed, we could see highs in the 60s by the end of this week, and maybe a 70 somewhere before it cools down again.

I know, readers, it is getting quite depressing, as we haven’t had more than one dry day at a time so far this month. Crazy. Meanwhile, spring and summer merchandise are moving slowly — it’s not really barbecue weather. The Columbia River keeps flowing high at flood stage and above, another sign of our wet winter and early spring.

Some weather proverbs for March hold little promise for us. “As it rains in March, so it rains in June.” “A wet March makes a sad harvest.” Of course, just old sayings, so keep the faith. We rarely go through a green-tomato summer.

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

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