I’ll say happy Valentine’s Day to you. The weather today will not be throwing hearts of sunshine to us. Another cloudy and showery day is on tap with cool temperatures thanks to easterly winds.
You probably wonder: If we have a high today that cannot crack the 40-degree mark, will it snow? Despite cold air rushing in from the east, the air aloft will be much warmer, so just a chilly rain. Perhaps freezing rain in the Gorge.
Despite heavy rain earlier in the week, Vancouver is running just about average for the month so far with 2.37 inches. The west side of Clark County got inundated, with 5 inches reported by Ellen Smart above the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
Before we part, let’s review some rainfall from your friends and neighbors for January. Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 7.06 inches; Rob Starr, Cougar, 10.13 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lake Shore, 3.3 inches; Dave Campbell, 1 mile west of Heisson, 3.76 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 7.7 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 3.82 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 4.59 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 5.3 inches; Matt Sloan, west Vancouver Heights, 2.82 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 3.08 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 3.77 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 4.38 inches; Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road near Clark Rifles, 6.68 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 3.91 inches; and Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 4.71 inches. Our friend Roland Dersken in Vancouver, B.C., had 6.70 inches. In comparison, the official rainfall for Vancouver USA was 2.83 inches, 2.67 inches below average.
