The afternoon high temperatures for Saturday went like this: In the foggy areas, it remained just a couple degrees above freezing. In the sunny areas, it managed to pop into the 40s. Along the coast, it was in the 50s and in the mid-elevation levels of the mountains, it was in the 60s and even some 70s, about 30 to 40 degrees above average for January.
So, if you went to the ocean or up to the mountains, you enjoyed a clear, sunny, mild day!
We have another two or three days of this before we get back to “normal” — colder air aloft and periods of rain. Then the forecast’s cloudier. After Thursday, do we go back to high pressure and yucky conditions, or do we get colder with snow in the mountains and chilly precipitation here in the lowlands? I’ll pass on that until we know whether the ridge of high pressure will build back up.
Friday’s east winds gave us plenty of sunshine; after sunset, they helped the cooling. Vancouver fell to 22 degrees and recovered only to 34 degrees Saturday where fog persisted.