That pesky low just off our coast that brought the showers and thunder Sunday was still spinning ever so close to our coastline that a few light showers popped up late Monday afternoon. The low is slowly making its way southward and will head inland over California.
It may be just close enough to bring us another surprise shower today, mainly over the foothills. At least Wednesday through Friday are certain to be dry and only slightly warmer. We had frost once again Monday morning with a low in Vancouver of 31 degrees. Winter hangs on.
So far this month, rainfall in Vancouver is running a bit over a quarter-inch of rain, which is below average for the month. We are running cooler than normal thanks to those frosty mornings. I don’t see any significant warm-up even with drier conditions as the week wears on. The next threat of rain will be this weekend. Snow levels when the next batch of precipitation arrives will be low, close to the foothills.
Our snowpack is looking great thanks to the last week or two of heavy mountain snow. It ranges from 125 percent of normal to 150 percent, so there should be plenty of water for summer needs. And March and April are important months for adding additional water storage in the mountains.
