It was cloudier than predicted Wednesday in Vancouver: We went from mostly sunny to cloudy and then back to partly sunny.
A weak weather system was poised off our coast and did indeed bring some light showers to the northern Oregon and southern Washington coasts.
As of Wednesday afternoon, none of these light showers had penetrated Clark County yet. We’ll go through a repeat today, but clouds will increase and rain may be upon us late in the day.
Friday and Saturday will be wet, but at this time, Father’s Day looks to be warm and dry. I use the word “warm” loosely, as about all we can expect is a return to seasonal temperatures, which for Sunday are in the 70s.
At least we don’t have any flooding to talk about, or windstorms, or another pineapple express at our doorstep. Only mediocre weather.
Our local rainfall so far in June stands at 2.98 inches. We should top 3 inches easily in the next day or two. We could even end up among the 10 wettest Junes on record.
Because we are stuck in a pattern where it seems we get rain every weekend, skies are expected to clear by Monday and be pleasant Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We’ll see if more rain follows later next week.
In 2020, we had a wet month of June, with 3.40 inches recorded — but no measurable rain from June 17 to the end of the month. It would be nice if we could match that month and turn off the water spigot. Why not? There’s no need for more rain, as we have surpassed our monthly rainfall average.
We sure have seen our quota of cloudy days, which makes sense given June’s reputation as a month that is cloudier than the preceding month of May. Facts back that up.
But the usual clouds we get in June are the morning low clouds with afternoon clearing, not late-spring storms with clouds saturated with moisture. I guess the adage that summer usually begins on July 5 may apply this year. I hope so.
We’ll chat on Father’s Day and see if it is a day worthy of an outdoor barbecue.
