Monday was a day to retain in your memory, at least for a while, as it appears we may be heading toward a progressive weather pattern with a few dry days in between bouts of autumn rainfall.
A weather system was on track to bring some light rain during the afternoon and evening hours locally and lowering the freezing level to where the Cascade passes will see snowflakes in the air. Of course, the good sticking snow will be near the timberline areas of the Cascades, but lower at times.
Vancouver saw it lowest temperature in nearly six months early Monday with a low of 37 degrees. That’s the coldest since April 29, when it was 36 degrees. The outlying areas had lows at freezing and below with widespread frost from Brush Prairie, Battle Ground, Yacolt and Amboy. Reports of frost came from the La Center area as well. I bet many pumpkins were topped with frost.
We could see lows into the 30s and below later in the week as skies clear under a cold air mass Friday and Saturday. Meanwhile, an unsettled pattern remains Wednesday through early Friday. Showers and even thundershowers are in the forecast with mountain snows. The coast should begin to have overnight thunderstorms tonight and into the western valleys Wednesday.
