I can’t say enough about this fine spring weather other than I am enjoying it even while having to hang around home. I must admit the sunny skies make everything just a tad bit easier, don’t you think?
It was chilly over the weekend with the overnight low temperatures. Mostly in the 30s in the central Vancouver area, but down in the 20s in the colder outlying locations, including Yacolt and the lower foothills. Vancouver recorded a low of 34 degrees with scattered frost.
The exception was the upper foothills, where east winds were blowing and temperatures were in the 40s. Yeah, an inversion, to say the least. The Canadian air mass over us this past weekend brought very low dew points down into the teens, which is lower than on most summer days. This meant really dry air.
Coupled with brisk winds, several brushfires and a bark-dust fire in the Longview area brought heavy smoke to Clark County on Sunday afternoon. With the lack of rainfall, a dry air mass and stiff winds all result in high fire danger, and it’s only April. We talked about that the other day.
