Today we get a brief break in the weather before one last storm arrives Friday for a gray, damp day. Some showers may linger early on Saturday then a cold and dry weather pattern sets up. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday here in Vancouver we were still running about 3 inches below the monthly average on the rainfall. I expect we’ll get a half-inch or better Friday before things dry out. That would still leave us way below average by nearly 3 inches.
As December arrives Saturday the temperature will be on a downward trend with highs next week in the 40- to 45-degree range and freezing overnight. We will also have that east wind and chill factors to consider. Cold air from Canada will be slipping by to our east but some of that cold air will settle in the Columbia Basin and feed cold air through the Gorge. Winter arrives!
Meanwhile, Tuesday was an active weather day, with scattered thundershowers and hail. It was like November was trying to make up for lost time with rain, thunder, lightning and hail.
With that, I want to share a poem written by my 13-year-old granddaughter Ocean O’Campo of Felida. Her reflections of the latest weather.
