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Weather Eye: February’s about to get a whole lot wetter

The Columbian
Published: February 15, 2011, 12:00am

We certainly are not done with winter yet, that’s for sure. A very active weather pattern will remain in place for the next week or so, with perhaps a few twists and turns here and there.

Heavy rain mixed with some ice pellets moved through Clark County late Monday afternoon, A few claps of thunder were also reported. Temperatures will continue to go lower and some good snowfall in the mountains is in the offing. We could see snow down to 500 feet or lower by Thursday, but there’s not too much to get excited about in terms of any sticking here at city levels.

Longer-range forecast models show a possibility of colder air this weekend and early next week, with a risk of snow, also early next week. It looks like the eastern U.S. will get somewhat of a respite while the West Coast gets a taste of winter. If you remember, we started winter early, with a cold snap around Thanksgiving. Perhaps the end of winter may have a similar episode.

March 1 signals the start of the spring weather season for us weather and climate folks. For the first 13 days of February, Vancouver had only measured .92 of an inch of rain, which was 1.42 inches below average. We’ll see how much of a dent we can make in that over the next few days or so. One thing to remember is that as the flow of air eventually turns more northwesterly and northerly, we generally have limited moisture. January was below average in the rainfall department.

The office of the Washington State Climatologist reported recently that 2010 was warmer than normal. The average state temperature came in at 49 degrees, .73 degrees warmer than the 1971-2000 normal and 1.03 degrees warmer than the 1901-2000 normal. And so it goes. Enjoy your week and bundle up!

Pat Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com.

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