As we discussed Sunday, the first of a series of weather systems rolled in late Sunday night and left under a tenth of an inch of rain in the city and a quarter-inch to a half-inch-plus north and east, such as in Battle Ground and the foothills. Most of the rain here in Vancouver occurred between 5 and 7 a.m. Monday, although there were some sprinkles in the late afternoon.
We can expect more today through Thursday into early Friday. Each will bring about a tenth of an inch of rain but with colder air aloft we could see some scattered thundershowers. Those could quickly dump a quarter to one-half inch of rain, so amounts daily this week will vary from downtown Vancouver out into the suburbs and foothills. Don’t be surprised if you encounter a real gully washer and a clap of thunder.
With the cooler air aloft snow will fall down to about 8,000 feet in the Cascades, which means Mount Hood will sport a new coating of white on the upper peak this week. Watch for it if we get any substantial clearing over the mountains to our east.
The next dry days would be this coming weekend if things work out as planned, with highs back in the mid- to upper 70s. As of 4 p.m. Monday, Vancouver had only reached 70 degrees, some 8 degrees below average. Monday’s rainfall was the first for the month and we are running about a quarter-inch behind to date.
