Getting tired of the rain yet? After a brief break today, more is heading our way this evening. The huge low spinning around in the Gulf of Alaska shows no signs of leaving. That translates to a rainstorm about every other day. So, rain tonight and Wednesday, a brief break Thursday, then rain Thursday night and Friday. Another break Saturday, then more rain Saturday night and Sunday. Pretty predictable.
In the first four days of the new year ending at 5 p.m. Monday, Vancouver has measured over 2 inches of rain. Some observers in our foothills have had 5 inches or more. Coastal rivers have been running at bank full and some are spilling over their banks, such as the Grays River, Naselle River and Willapa River in Southwest Washington.
With this type of pattern, we don’t get much of a chance for skies to clear, especially at night, so the overnight lows have been running in the mild 40s. Daytime highs are way above average in the 50s. I don’t see any change in this wet and mild pattern through the weekend.
Any chance of cold weather and lowland snow? Unusual for a La Nina winter but still no signs of a cold wave. Longer range forecast models keep hinting of colder temperature some two weeks out but as the days go by that disappears and goes farther out.
