I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas Day and as usual it was green and wet outside. The rain on Monday was chilly as cool air from the Gorge continued to flow into the county. If I had a choice, I think I would rather have 50 degree rain rather than the 40 degree rain on Monday.
Today will feature cloudy skies but the rain was forecast to cease falling with a dry weather forecast for the afternoon and evening hours. That will be short-lived as another weather system arrives on Wednesday. We keep unsettled weather with us all week into the weekend.
High temperatures will inch back up to 50 degrees or so continuing the above normal temperature trends. December rainfall in Vancouver as of 4 p.m. Monday was 7.65 inches and I expect more light rain and showers through New Year’s Eve. We will surpass the 8 inch mark and inch upward toward 9 inches. A wet one.
A large area of low pressure will continue to spin well off the coast and deliver seasonal temperatures and precipitation off and on with mountain snows. No adverse weather is seen as I write this column late Monday. Sorry, no lowland snow for the kids, no monsoon type rains and no windstorms. But plenty of gray skies, mild to moderate breezes and hopefully some dry periods and wishful thinking brings hope for a peek at the sun. At least our daylight hours are ever so increasing with each passing day.
