Saturday was a near-perfect-picture autumn day, clear skies and sunshine with temperatures close to normal. Overnight lows early Saturday were chilly, with freezing temperatures in most areas in the county.
The exceptions, as is often the case, were locations along the Columbia River exposed to those strong, gusty easterly winds. There, temperatures hovered around 40 degrees. Now, it may be warmer, but actually feels colder with the wind chills. The wind chills with a temperature of 40 degrees and a 30 mph east wind would be a chilly 28 degree.
Vancouver’s overnight low Saturday was 28, the first freeze this season. I recorded 26 degrees in Salmon Creek, and I had a few reports around the Battle Ground area of 23 to 25 degrees; the first really hard freeze of the autumn season.
Another clear and sunny day will present itself today, and those east winds continuing in the Gorge.
