Frost on the pumpkin was how this morning was looking as I wrote my column Wednesday. A cool air mass and clearing skies were making a first frost for many. I know many of you in the outlying areas have already had one this season. I expect in many locations it to be a killing frost so bye-bye garden.
My thermometer dipped to 37 degrees in the north county while Vancouver registered a low of 41 degrees early Wednesday morning. There were many high to middle clouds streaming across the region inhibiting a general frost. The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a frost advisory for Clark County this morning. It’s about time for many north of the Vancouver downtown area while Vancouver proper usually waits until early November for its first frost. We’ll look at those low temperatures in the weekend edition.
A strong storm makes its weekend splash here with moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds. Those leaves will be flying off the trees. Strong gusty easterly winds will develop on Friday as the pressure gradients increase with higher pressure inland and lower pressure off the coast. Colder air arrives late Sunday into early next week as showers continue. Snow will be piling up in the mountains and possibly below pass levels at times.
It will be a taste of winter, folks, as I see no high temperatures in the 60s on the horizon unless winds shift from the east to the south Saturday, and we get a brief shot of warmer air to reach the 60-degree mark. Stay tuned.
