As the luck of the Irish would have it, we are heading toward a mild, dry, partly sunny day for St. Patrick’s Day on Friday. Today will be sunny and perhaps Saturday, too, before we see a change in the weather.
Afternoon highs all three days will be at or near 60 degrees, which, if it occurs, will be our first 60-degree reading this calendar year. We will have easterly winds kick up today, especially in east county, that will temper those high temperatures.
With some clear skies, we could have frost on any of those days depending if you are exposed to the east winds. With clearing skies, take a gander to the east and look at all the snow on the foothills and the Cascade peaks. A winter wonderland is nearby.
As the clouds increase later Saturday, we will enter another period where moisture moves to the West Coast, mainly into California and Southern Oregon. We will be in the more tranquil area, with only passing clouds and showers on any given day but nothing at all to write home about. Plain old typical unsettled spring weather can be expected. We will throw in some sunny periods and perhaps a rainbow or two as well.
