The risk of nocturnal thunderstorms that we mentioned here the other day came to fruition early Friday morning. Did it wake you up before the alarm clock went off? It surely did for me. There were some loud booms for sure. A brief heavy shower where I was in Felida was refreshing but did little to assist in watering the plants. In fact, after the sun came up, it quickly evaporated.
Vancouver’s official gauge at Pearson Field recorded .08 of an inch. Many areas of the county had heavier downpours while other neighborhoods had no rain at all. The ground was thirsty; there was no evidence it had even rained except for those water marks on your car or patio furniture.
Thursday and Friday had highs in the 90s and once again today and Sunday should have high temperatures at 90 degrees or better. I can sum up this latest heat wave as hot, humid and smoky. There is good news, however. A weather system from the Gulf of Alaska is out in the Pacific and heading our way.
Clouds will infiltrate the area later Sunday and there is a good chance for more widespread rainfall, much like we would have in the fall months when a weather system rolls in off the Pacific. But we are still in summer and although I believe we will get something measurable in the old rain gauge, the amount of rain may be on the light side, not enough to do much good.
