When I think of spring and the weather getting a tad nicer, I envision rain showers with raindrops gently dancing in the street. Birds chirping and bright blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds. Yes, my thoughts of April indeed.
Reality this year includes dark ominous clouds, heavy downpours with car wipers on high and street flooding. Chilly temperatures requiring wearing a coat or even a winter rain jacket. Heavy snow in the mountains and sometimes snowy roads over the mountain passes. A bare patch of soil soggy with puddles waiting to be planted into a lovely garden. And we wait.
More rain and showers are in the offing today through Thursday. I mentioned here the other day we may have a nice dry weekend in store. I know, the weather gods are still stamping their feet; did you hear a rumble in the skies Monday? I hope they calm down and we get a decent couple of dry days. Right now as things look Friday could be dry and a transition day from wet to dry. Saturday should be nice and warm with highs in the mid- to upper 60s. Sunday may be a repeat, but more rain is in the forecast and may not hold. Stay tuned for Thursday’s thoughts.
Vancouver is running way above average with rain this month, and that .75 of an inch of rain as of 5 p.m. Monday didn’t help matters. Some weather observers around the county had 1 to 2 inches. Now, if there is any good news today, it is that I saw the Nation Climate Center weather outlook for the first half of May and it suggests we will have less than average rain.
