I hope you are enjoying this great taste of early summer weather because, as we discussed Tuesday, it will end Friday. In fact, it will be a dramatic change, with highs going from the 80s down to barely 60 degrees.
Although it was 81 degrees Tuesday it was far from a record in Vancouver. Back on April 23, 1910, it was 87 degrees. Many other cities around the region did set records, such as Astoria, Ore., and Portland. The coastal beaches had highs at 80 degrees or better Tuesday, which is about as good as it gets, even in summer months. Cooling began Wednesday as marine air started to build along the coastline.
This cooler air will be pushed inland Friday as an upper-level low-pressure system works its way up from Northern California. Showers will accompany it with lower snow levels. The weekend is looking cool and damp at times. Highs will struggle to make 60 degrees Saturday and Sunday. It’s possible we’ll see a string of highs in the 50s Friday through Monday. After that, however, high pressure builds in and we at least get back up into the low- to mid-60s.
This week’s weather is sure to make all of us want summer to arrive quickly. But as I said before, April is a fickle month and it appears the last days of the month will have some of those characteristics, with plenty of instability in the atmosphere.
