It was 70 degrees from Bellingham to Vancouver on Monday and even warmer in between the state’s borders. Tacoma was 76 degrees; even Seattle beat us with 73 degrees. Can you believe it? It was in the low 70s along the northern Oregon coast and from one end to the other along the Washington coast. Sounds like May weather.
But no, it is only mid-March. But hey, the 70-degree high in Vancouver yesterday was expected as easterly winds helped to warm the lower portion of the atmosphere. I know it felt cooler along the Columbia, which it was. Farther away from the river, it warmed up a few degrees. I saw several highs from Hazel Dell northward to Cowlitz County in the between 72 and 75 degrees.
The warm weather is over and we return to typical spring weather with showers and more seasonable temperatures.
A large trough of low pressure will anchor itself off northern California. The heaviest precipitation will be well south of us. Cooler air filters in Wednesday after a front swings through today. Snow will fall in the mountains but nothing heavy, say 2-4 inches.
