There is good news, from my friend Rufus...
Next week will start with more of the cold temps, showers - some with hail - and snow below the passes. Charts indicate a weak damp system swinging past on Good Friday Apr 7, then the GOOD will happen. Several forecasts ago, models suggested a wonderful, Spring Easter weekend, which was subsequently pushed off the charts. Well, as we have seen countless times before, the weather will ‘revert’ back to early charting, and wham, a great Easter weekend is now probable. WARM afternoons, esp on Easter Sunday. Likely temps will run into the 60s, upper 50s in the far north corner of the PNW.
We know that for every day of Sunshine a Little Rain will fall. And the Almanac reminds us... April Showers bring May Flowers.
So Rufus adds this bit...
The Bad Again. Moisture returns over Vancouver Island and NW WA later on Monday, then expanding over OR sometime Tue & Wed Apr 11,12. It will be a warm rain to start, then turn cold again on Thu the 13th. The cold trough will be rather large and slow to move out (similar to last week), so we can expect chilly showers (maybe with hail again), mountain snow, and ‘put on a jacket’ temps through the weekend of Apr 15,16. Please note: often when a High pressure ridge sets up over the west coast (think warm, dry in this case), it is slow to break down or move out. That could happen after our wonderful Easter Sunday, yielding another day or two of truly Spring comfort. We’ll wait and see.
If I could just get the motor vrooming. I'd be out there in a heart beat to join you.
Regarding wind... The 10th is on the fringe of my long range forecast. So low confidence. I would expect a little wind may favor your departure and cruise up the Canal out to Eagle Harbor. A little fog is in the forecast as some mornings will be calm and cool. Your heater will likely be nice too have on at breakfast time.
I'll keep an eye out and as the crystal ball begins to clear I'll share an update.
I'll be in Everett on Tuesday and Wednesday. These days promise to be a sunshine tease for the PacificNW. Enough warmth to let my fresh paint dry. on the bottom of the keel as she is prepped to splash.
Going to put SV Hadley back in the water til the mechanic can find the magic smoke that gives her Varooom.
