Weather Eye: Fall temperatures afoot; weekend may not be warm, dry
By Patrick Timm
Published: September 13, 2018, 6:00am
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All eyes are on the destructive Hurricane Florence about ready to impact the East Coast and especially the Carolinas. Our prayers and best thoughts are with them during this major storm event.
Meanwhile, we have had scattered showers and thundershowers as well across Western Washington. Rainfall amounts varied as is the nature of this type of unstable air mass. There were places along the coast that only had a few hundredths of an inch Tuesday while areas of Clark County had over one-half inch of rain.
Heavier showers were occurring Wednesday as the coldest air aloft worked its way inland. Yet another weather system slides down the British Columbia coast and keeps the showers and isolated thunderstorms going through Saturday, maybe even early Sunday.
The other day it appeared we would have a nice warm and dry weekend. That went out the window in a hurry. These weather systems have a mind of their own and despite excellent computer forecast models nowadays, they can throw a curveball.
Locally here in Vancouver we had about a tenth of an inch of rain Tuesday and the same up until 1 p.m. Wednesday. How about the temperatures? It was just 63 degrees at 1 p.m. Wednesday, that is like mid-October weather. It was 91 degrees a week ago. Talk about a shift in the weather.
We got so used to the warm and dry weather that it seemed at least for a while that it could go on forever. But nature said hold on and reminded us of the changing seasons for sure. I can tell you the spiders are making a determined stance on collecting the last of the summer insects. There are webs everywhere, especially on your porches and decks. Nature knows we soon will be entering the gasp of the late fall and early winter months.
So enjoy the refreshing rains, they are good for eliminating the wildfire season here west of the Cascades. Monday and Tuesday look promising for some dry weather. Take care.
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