Let’s begin by reviewing May’s rainfall around the area from your friends and neighbors. Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore,1.97 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 5.02 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 4.04 inches; Barry Fitzthum, Amboy, 4.91 inches; Rob Starr, Cougar, 5.27 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 4.27 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 2.33 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 1.6 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 4.5 inches; Pat Timm, La Center, 3.39 inches and Dick Lenahan, Meadow Glade, 3.5 inches. Our friend Roland Derksen in Vancouver, B.C, reported 4.5 inches. The official rainfall for Vancouver USA was 2.41 inches, a tenth of an inch below average.
A fair weather week so far with mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures. Today will be our ninth day without measurable rainfall and if nothing falls in the rain gauge before midnight Friday, we will have succeeded in a ten-day dry spell. What about that wet weekend that is in the works?
Yes, a cool trough of low pressure begins to shove its way inland on Friday and the increasing clouds will lower and thicken. We may escape any moisture during daylight hours but if any falls, it will be light. The coldest air will linger on Saturday with the best chance of light rain or showers. Right now, I’m not expecting anything heavy at all. In fact, I’d be surprised if a tenth of an inch gathered in the rain bucket here in the lowlands.
Father’s Day will be more partly sunny than mostly cloudy but cannot rule out a rain shower here and there. Highs over the weekend will reside in the 60s way below our average high now in the low to mid 70s.
