Last week's nice weather was just a summer tease because it's turned wet and cold again in Seattle. The lilacs are so drenched they look ready to snap off. June is just around the corner, and the weather gurus at NOAA are saying the early summer forecast shows "an above average change of cooler than normal temperatures." To be exact, just a 17 percent chance of a warmer than normal June.
So our sunny mid-May wasn't a sign of things to come, although the taste of nice weather spoiled us. But oh, everything is lush and green. The big iris are ready to bloom on 3 foot stalks-- that is, when they finally get a little sun. And if the rain doesn't knock them down first.
The air is chilly with ocean breeze this morning and there's a monsoon feel about the
drenching rain showers. This spring weather pattern is actually called the Pacific Coast Monsoon, and places like San Francisco and Seattle are notorious for the persistent June gloom.
Sometimes the clouds burn off by afternoon, but often not, and we walk around all day under a gray mist.
This makes the hosta plants very happy.
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| Photo - Puget Sound Clean Air Agency |
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