Winter is still hanging around, that is for sure. Early morning bouts with snowfall include many of us in the county. Not so much in the typical “heat island” of the Vancouver area but in outlying areas it is a different story.
You need not live in the higher foothills either to get enough snowfall to turn the ground white. Communities such as Ridgefield, La Center, Battle Ground, Woodland, Amboy, Hockinson and Yacolt all reported snow and, in some locations, it was inches deep and a picturesque winter wonderland. It is March, isn’t it?
Here is the plan for the rest of the week. Still chilly today with precipitation waning but still plenty of clouds. Some clearing tonight will promise a good freeze early Wednesday with lows in the 20s in outlying regions. Another chilly night Wednesday with possible frost once again Thursday morning. Highs will creep into the 50s if we are lucky. Another trough of low pressure slides down the British Columbia coast by the end of the week with more rain at low elevations and snow in the mountains through the weekend. We should be done with low elevation snow, famous last words?
You’ll still need your warm jacket as highs hover in the 40s. No real warm up in sight. I’m trying to squeeze a little encouragement into some medium range forecast models that indicate a little high pressure and seasonal temperatures by mid-March. That’s the best we can foretell at this point. Oh, 60 degrees would be a welcome high right about now, wouldn’t it?
