Memorial Day turned out pleasant in the late afternoon with a few sunbreaks and almost-seasonal temperatures. At least there was no rainfall. So the long holiday weekend followed the weather forecast for once with lots of marine clouds and spotty drizzle.
Today will be a repeat of Monday with its low clouds with partial clearing at times later in the day. Things swing upward Wednesday as weak high pressure builds and those pesky upper-level lows finally move eastward.
We might stay in the 75- to 80-degree range from Wednesday through the weekend, with much more sunshine — good news for the garden as the plants are craving the sunshine as much as we are. I enjoy living west of the Cascade mountains, but those five or six days of clouds and no sunshine were just a little too much.
June always has the morning clouds, but at least they clear in the afternoon. The past week or so mimicked the strawberry month. And speaking of those luscious berries, they are ripe and ready to purchase or pick in various local fields. The relatively warm and dry weather brought them to market about two weeks early. And with little moisture falling from the skies, no muddy fields.
