Happy Mother’s Day, and I will try and spread a bit of sunshine to you. However, there will be scattered showers around, so save your smiles for the brightness coming through the window.
Needless to say, folks, it has felt more like winter than late spring. As cold showers moved through Clark County on Friday, the outside air temperature fell into the lower 40s in the lowlands and the upper 30s in the foothills.
Saturday wasn’t any better, with a high in Vancouver of only 55 degrees. I had reports of hail covering the ground and monsoonlike downpours. Apparently these vigorous showers accompanied by thunder and lightning, in some cases, didn’t cross over Pearson Field, where our official weather station is located. Less than a tenth of an inch had fallen as of 5 p.m.
A couple of local weather observers had a few words for this cold weather. Murphy Dennis on Rawson Road near Clark County Rifles had this report: “It is now the 13th of May and 40 degrees at 10:30 AM raining and foggy. My potted Plants are wishing they could retroactively become seeds. Some where the Sun is shining.”
Phil Delany above Dole Valley chimed in, “Here we are on May 13 and we have 38 degrees with rain. That’s a cold morning in January. Traffic cams show a little fresh roadside snow at Government Camp and Stevens Pass east of Seattle.”
There were a few other comments we can’t put in print, but you get the idea of frustration and angst. However, we keep talking about the light at the end of the tunnel.
Well, folks, if one can believe some forecast models, about mid-week we switch form winter to late spring. Sunshine abounds and highs inch into the 70s.
I knew the weather would change as we get close to the Parade of Bands in Hazel Dell this coming Saturday. It is always nice. Maybe we can set out tender plants and begin planting the garden next weekend.
Enjoy this day, and prepare for a break much needed by all. We will chat Tuesday.
Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://patricktimm.com
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