Heh

Earlier this week, I glanced quickly at the forecast, and moved on in exasperation: every day was predicted to top out in the low to mid-fifties, with overcast skies and showers. This has been a cold, wet "spring" to the extent that it feels more like typical winter weather.

So yesterday's weather took me by very pleasant surprise: it was almost completely clear all day, with a few gorgeous, cottony cumulus clouds to highlight the bright blue sky, temperatures forged into the lower 60's, and sunshine... lovely, warm, bright, toasty sunshine!

It was glorious.

Of course it was too good to last, with overcast (though still fairly warm over the weekend) today and rain forecast for tomorrow, then cooler and wet through next week. I'm not complaining; it was nice while it lasted, and I'm sure in a few months I'll be sniveling about the heat.

The Oregonian's weather staff is not one to miss an opportunity for a nice bit of acerbic wit, though, and I for one feel quite appreciative of their efforts.Followup: Check out the chart under the above headline and photo- it shows quite well how dreary it has been for the last month and a half.