Happy Easter! The first three days of April were exceptionally nice, with highs in the 60s. April is good to us. Today, which looked last week to be cold and damp, now looks not too bad. A weak weather system is falling apart over us, so there might be some scattered showers and cooler temperatures, but I’m expecting skies to clear out later in the day.
This will lead to another frosty morning Monday. Winter seems to try to hang on, doesn’t it? At least we enjoy more dry and mild weather Monday through Wednesday. Thursday and beyond could be unsettled, with scattered showers and low snow levels. Where have we heard that before?
On Saturday, I enjoyed a wonderful walk along the beach on the Long Beach Peninsula with many other folks on spring break. Skies were mostly sunny, with the air temperature around 63 degrees and, most importantly, calm winds. The ocean water temperatures were 58 to 60 degrees – not too bad. Wading on the water’s edge was great, although my feet became a bit numb. It was better weather than the summer months because that strong, cool, northerly wind was absent.
For the local school kids and educators, the upcoming week is a mixed bag weather-wise: nice the first half, and not so nice the last half. The crystal ball today is cloudy, so no refined forecast later in the week other than storminess will be close. How dare it rain during spring break?
