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  • Our temperatures aren’t quite as warm today and there is a pretty strong breeze, so it hasn’t felt as hot as the past two days.  This morning was cloudy and we received about  0.03″ of rain overnight.  It wa […]

  • Friday was partly cloudy with cooler max temps (low 80s) than Thursday with lows also a bit lower (mid 50s), reached at normal times during the calendar day. The winds were relatively light from the SW direction. […]

  • We need some rain badly. Farmers are getting their fields planted, and it is so dry that they are leaving clouds of dust behind their tractors as they work.  We have a chance of rain tonight and Sunday, and I’m […]

  • Wednesday was mostly sunny with warmer max temps (low 80s) than Tuesday with lows a bit higher (mid 50s), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds lessened up a bit from the W direction. […]

  • I’m usually melting when temps get over 80F, but today is actually quite comfortable.  It’s probably because the humidity is so low.  We had clouds most of the day and that makes it feel cooler.  Now the sun is pe […]

  • Tuesday was partly cloudy with warmer max temps (upper 70s) than Monday with lows a bit higher (low 50s), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds picked up a bit from the NW direction. Barometric […]

  • Last Wednesday, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), a government agency that oversees water resource management in the Western US and Great Plains, announced that they would close the main irrigational […]

  • Our weather has taken a turn for very warm.  Summer-like temperatures will be upon us into the near future.  Predictions are for unseasonably hot weather for the upcoming week and into the holiday weekend.  We […]

  • Monday was partly cloudy with a bit milder max temps (low 70s) than Sunday with lows the same (50), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds were quite light from the SW direction. Barometric […]

  • We have a thin layer of clouds this morning but not enough to hide the sun.  Today should be wonderful weather-wise with temps reaching a comfortable level in the mid 70s.  Winds aren’t expected to be strong so i […]

  • Sunday was mostly cloudy with a bit cooler max temps (around 70) than Saturday with lows a bit milder due to the greater cloud cover (50), reached at fairly normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds picked up […]

  • After a beautiful Saturday, our Sunday is a bit cooler with a little rain.  The showers are supposed to be done by this afternoon and radar is still showing some small pockets of light rain scattered about.  H […]

  • Saturday was partly sunny with a bit warmer max temps (mid 70s) than Friday with lows about the same as recorded on Friday (mid 40s), reached at customary times during the 24 hour day. The winds continued fairly […]

  • People across the Pacific Northwest are beginning to get very worried. The spring of 2021 has been the driest on record since March 1 in many places. PDX has received only 2.01″ of rainfall as of May 14.  Normal […]

  • Sorry for the delay in getting this daily report out to you. I had a very busy, crazy day full of activity today (Saturday).

    Friday was partly sunny with a bit warmer max temps (low 70s) than Thursday with lows […]

  • What happens when you combine an unstable airmass, a mountain range, and daytime heating? You get scattered afternoon/evening thunderstorms that bubble up along the Cascade crest! We saw a ton of those today and […]

  • Today is what we’ve been waiting for.  Warm, sunny, and light breezes.  This should be the norm for the next 3-4 days with each day getting a little warmer.  I love it.  Most of the leaves are now out full and jus […]

  • Thursday was partly to mostly sunny with a bit warmer temps than Wednesday with lows in the upper 40s and highs in the upper 60s, reached at customary times during the 24 hour day. The same moderately light NE […]

    • What is that in your picture, Kevin? I can’t make it out.

    • I explained in my post what the picture was of. It is my cocorahs rain gauge. Perhaps you are confused by the accompanying custom holder mount for the gauge to keep it free standing/upright. My friend Marty built that rigid tubular plastic structure for me to have continuously good exposure to the elements out in the open for accurate collection and to keep it securely upright.

      Let me know if you have any further questions about what you are seeing. I attached what might be a better/clearer picture of the entire structure in a separate email to you. .

      Thanks for asking. I get very few questions about any of my weather together posts.

      Have a great day!

      Kevin

  • Wednesday was partly cloudy with similar max temps and a bit cooler min temps than Tuesday with lows in the mid 40s and highs in the mid 60s, reached at customary times during the day. Moderately light NE breezes […]

  • Remember the “Blob?” That awful patch of sterile, warm water from late 2013-2015 and again in summer 2019? Well, now we have the opposite of the “Blob;” a swath of cooler-than-average water along the West Coast […]

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