Weather Eye: Seize this sunny Sunday, enjoy an extended daylight evening

I know what some of you are thinking: “Pat, can you keep this great spring weather coming? How long will it last?”

I try to coax fair weather our way, but I can only request, not demand. Nature takes its turn in giving us a variety of weather to keep us sane. Saturday’s weather was second to none. Crystal-clear views of the snowcapped mountains and mild temperatures.

Most of us were in the low 60s as of late Saturday afternoon. Even the coast, where I ventured to watch kites, hit the low 60s.

Today after another cool start, it was 30 degrees early Saturday morning, sunny skies will prevail, and we push the temperature to the upper 60s. Monday will be another warm day with maybe record-breaking highs here in the Evergreen state at 70 degrees or better.

We will still have offshore easterly winds today that will temper the feeling of warmth especially along the Columbia.

Tomorrow will be the last sunny and warm day. Forecast models introduce rain and showers Tuesday through Thursday. Our temperatures drop back to seasonal normals and snow will fall at pass levels and higher.

Next weekend will not be a repeat of this one. I hope that changes. I will inundate the weather machine with warm requests for sunshine.

With an hour leap in time today, we enjoy the sun a bit longer this evening. Sunset will be at 7:11 p.m. Darkness will fall about 30 minutes later. Good timing on the sunny weather, I’d say.

Get out and enjoy the weather, maybe call in work tomorrow with, “Sorry, I got spring fever.”

Good luck! We will chat between the showers on Tuesday.

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

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