The National Weather Service in Portland on Wednesday afternoon ended their forecast discussion with this ray of hope: “For those sun seekers, forecast analysis is hinting on a high-pressure ridge building which would dry conditions out once again and bring warmer temperatures to the region.”
OK, how much warmer do you say? Granted even 5 or 10 degrees would be welcome after a week of cold and wintry precipitation. Our average high now is in the middle 50s but how would temperatures between 60 and 70 degrees feel? I wouldn’t forecast that at this point, but some indications point to well above normal high temperatures later next week.
Meanwhile, Vancouver’s overnight low Wednesday was a chilly 24 degrees. That is colder than any temperature recorded in February and the coldest since January 16 when it was 16 degrees. Had enough of the cold weather? Me too.
Our high didn’t quite make it to 50 degrees Wednesday with 49 degrees measured. We have yet to reach the 50 degree mark so far this month. That will change on Friday for sure as southerly winds increase with a strong storm brewing off the coast. This will increase precipitation over the weekend and will be moderate to heavy rain in some locations. It will be windy at the ocean beaches and blustery here in the county. Nothing damaging but you’ll feel it.
