Our crazy winterlike weather continues and with no real warmup in sight. Here it is the 13th of April, and we haven’t even reached 60 degrees yet this month. Will we soon? After a frosty morning temperatures will only reach the 50s despite some sunshine. Friday remains the driest day in the next seven days but again we may not reach 60 degrees either.
More weather systems are on the way later this weekend with continued low snow levels. I believe that any moisture in the form of snow will remain in our upper foothills. Wednesday many of our weather observers in Hockinson Heights, Mount Livingston and above Rawson Road reported upward of 5 inches of wet snow. In lower elevations, Battle Ground saw about an inch and other locations near sea level had dusting at times early Wednesday. Most here in the city saw wet snowflakes with the rain.
You remember it was April 11 last year when we had several inches of snow ranging from 2 inches near the Columbia to 6 inches in Hazel Dell and Salmon Creek. There was even some scattered snow early on April 12 last year, one year from Wednesday’s snowfall. I hope this isn’t going to be a trend.
Many of you and I as well are getting antsy to set out some annual flowers but mine are still in the garage enjoying slightly warmer and drier conditions than outside. A good frost was expected early today in many locations if higher clouds from a passing weather front to the north were held at bay.
