As of Friday afternoon, Vancouver had over 5 inches of rain so far this month. With more showers in the forecast over the weekend, we should have no problem reaching the average rainfall for the month at 5.51 inches. That will be a good thing.
As we begin Thanksgiving week, forecast charts indicate we will be drying out and precipitation will dwindle. That will be good news for those traveling for Thanksgiving. Mountain passes should be mostly clear at this point. There may be some snowy or icy spots, but no big snowstorms are on the horizon.
Do you know what our normal high temperature is now? It has cooled down to 50 degrees, and I expect seasonal temperatures this weekend, but as we dry out next week, under a northerly flow of air, our high temperatures should cool to the upper 40s. If skies clear during the overnight periods, expect lows into the 30s and scattered frost in the colder locations of Clark County.
Some of you may not have experienced a frost yet this fall. Vancouver officially recorded 32 degrees earlier this month, but I heard from a few of you that you have escaped the visit from Jack Frost. Our weather observer Ellen Smart above the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge notified me that she hasn’t had a frost yet. Lucky her. Maybe that’s why all the birds hang out there.
