A strong ridge of high pressure will provide abundant sunshine and above normal temperatures across the region today through Saturday. A few more clouds and cooler temperatures will be likely Sunday as a trough of low pressure dips southward. Showers look to return late Monday ahead of a cold front.
Growing Degree Days
Day: 5 Month: 14 Season: 29
Growing degree days are calculated by subtracting a base number (in this case 50) from a given day’s mean temperature. These heat units help growers gauge a crops status. The growing degree season begins March 1 and ends February 28 or 29 of the following year.
River Levels
Skagit River (Mount Vernon) Change: -1.15 Level: 14.47 Floodstage: 28.0
Skagit River (Concrete) Change: -1.15 Level: 16.98 Floodstage: 28.0
Sauk River (near Rockport) Change: 0.23 Level: 4.84 Floodstage:
Marine Report
Strait of Juan de Fuca: Winds today will be east at 10 to 15 knots, with waves from 1 to 2 feet. Winds tonight will be west at 5 to 10 knots, with waves from 1 foot or less.Admiralty Inlet: Winds today will be northwest at 10 to 15 knots, with waves from 1 to 2 feet. Winds tonight will be northwest at 5 to 10 knots, with waves from 1 to 2 feet.Camano Island to Point Roberts: Winds today will be northwest at 10 to 15 knots, with waves from 1 to 2 feet. Winds tonight will be northwest at 5 to 10 knots, with waves from 1 foot or less.
