The almost full moonrise Sunday evening was nothing less than spectacular. And I know the actual full moonrise Monday evening was probably also outstanding. It is so nice to have some nice clear skies and an autumn feel to the air. Could you feel it Monday?
I certainly could feel fall in the air with the brisk dry northerly wind. With the dry and cool air mass many locations here in Clark County dipped into the 30s, with at least a few readings at the frost point. East of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon, overnight lows plummeted into the low to mid-20s. It is that time of the year, I guess.
We will see highs at 80 degrees or higher today through Friday as a large area of warm high pressure holds strong. Some computer models show increasing clouds and a chance of rain or showers this weekend but I think as the week wears on that may change and we will continue to have dry weather on Saturday and Sunday. Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, Monday around the Evergreen State, afternoon temperatures were in the low to mid-60s north of Chehalis and in the low 70s south to Vancouver. The overnight lows will continue to be on the cool side, so a jacket is appropriate for the early morning school bus. Good luck trying to get the kids to wear an outer garment.
Vancouver dipped to 43 degrees Monday for the low, with the average low now at 49 degrees. The afternoon high temperature as of 5 p.m. was 72 degrees, one degree below average for the date.
