Thanks to the downpours on Tuesday, Vancouver’s monthly rainfall is just about average for the month so far. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, 3.06 inches had fallen in the rain bucket this month. And light rain had already begun from yet another weather system.
This storm, unlike the rain earlier this week, is centered more on central Oregon and drifting to the south toward California. So the heaviest rain will be to our south. Good news as rivers in Southwest Washington and northern Oregon are high or were at flood stage Wednesday. I noticed Salmon Creek early Wednesday was more like a raging river than a gentle urban stream. Oh, and it was the color of gravy.
The weather scene should calm down as we enter the weekend. Thank goodness. We need a few days to dry out and recover. The winds caused all kinds of havoc Tuesday with the passage of the cold front. Trees down and power outages. The worst was during rush-hour traffic Tuesday. Folks stuck in it were probably in a rush to get home but the flow of traffic was an impediment.
You may have heard some rumors of cold weather next week and maybe a few snowflakes? Yes, it appears that forecasters were coming to an agreement of sorts favoring cold air settling in from the north. If this happens, it would bring us a chilly Thanksgiving, with highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s. Of course, this is still a ways out and whether we get a little snow is still up in the air.
