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Weather Eye: The lion who brought in March continues to roar almost daily

By Patrick Timm
Published: March 13, 2016, 6:00am

Ever since the lion brought in the month of March, he has been roaring nearly every day bringing rain, wind, hail and thunder. Not to mention occasional dumps of heavy snow in the Cascades and damaging winds along the coast.

Saturday was no different with heavy downpours and hail that covered the ground in some areas. Lightning was seen and thunder heard as well. Let’s see, did I leave anything out? Oh yeah, it was quite chilly with a high of 47 degrees, 10 degrees below average and the second day this month with a high in the 40s.

Our average mean temperature so far this month is still a bit above average. Rainfall approached 3 inches for the month at 4 p.m. Saturday, about 1 1/2 inches above average.

Today, another vigorous storm moves inland and brings high winds to the coast and blustery winds locally. A wind advisory was issued late Saturday for today. A high-wind warning was flying along the ocean beaches.

The wind storm with winds as high as 104 mph along the coast Thursday knocked power out to thousands, blocked roadways and caused at least one storm-related death. That storm brought hours and hours of high winds.

More snow will fall after the front tonight well below the passes. More moisture is on tap Monday through Wednesday. A silver lining can be found Thursday and Friday as high pressure builds inland, finally giving us a couple nice days with highs in the mid-60s.

It may not last all of next weekend — forecast charts show rain returning by Sunday.

I hope you remembered to advance your clocks ahead one hour this morning. You can use that extra hour of sunlight in the evening to enjoy the pleasant weather later in the week.

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

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