Whoa! I mentioned that Sept. 1 was the beginning of the meteorological fall season but nature throws a curveball and will make a huge statement this week that summer still reigns. After marine clouds and scattered drizzle Monday, today we begin to clear and warm up past our seasonal high of 79 degrees.
A strong ridge moves in on Wednesday and we jump into the low 90s and with east winds, Thursday and Friday will be around 100 degrees. The weekend will cool but highs will linger around 90 degrees. A possible five-day heat wave — again.
The hot temperatures will outnumber the three-day streak we had last week from Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 90s. Saturday Vancouver peaked at 98 degrees. I know plenty of you probably saw your outdoor patio thermometer reach or surpass 100 degrees. It was plain hot. A dry heat Thursday and Friday but much more humid on Saturday.
There were many people that snapped pictures Sunday evening at sunset as we had several various cloud types including alto cumulus and as the sun lowered the sun rays gaping through the clouds was nothing short of spectacular. We call these crepuscular rays, and we usually see these around sunset or sunrise. With the lower angle of the sun now, more light can get scattered. It derives from the Latin word crepusculum meaning twilight or the period right before the sun sets or rises.
