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MONTHLY REVIEW
The big story for February 2021 was the historic snow and ice storm that wreaked havoc on the area. With the Portland Metro being right on the snow/ice boundary, the area was subjected to several […]

Today is expected to be wonderful weather-wise. We could see our highs reaching 60° or at least in the upper 50s. We have patches of snow left where it was piled up but most is gone. Unfortunately, we will have […]

When somebody asks me the forecast and I want to give them a (good-spirited) sarcastic response, I’ll usually give them a forecast of “showers and sunbreaks.” I’ll say something like “we’ll see various types of […]

Today looks like it’s going to be a winner.  Although the temperatures will still be quite cool, the sun and light winds will still make it feel nice outdoors.  Highs today are only expected to be in the upper 3 […]

We have clear skies once again but the temperatures are pretty chilly. Highs are only expected to get up to about 40 degrees today and there is no precipitation in our forecast. I’m looking forward to the very […]

After a lovely, warm day on Wednesday, today brought us back to reality, that spring isn’t here quite yet.  I’m hearing that we could reach 60F sometime next week and I’m not sure if that makes me happy.  Two y […]

What beautiful weather we’ve had this week! I’ve been outside in shorts & a t-shirt the past few days, and let me tell ya – 60 degrees has never felt so warm before! The snowstorms of mid-February seem like a […]

Although today is supposed to be a little warmer than yesterday, it sure doesn’t feel that way yet. it is 33F and winds are out of the southwest at 14 miles an hour, and that makes it feel pretty cold. On the […]

We woke to clear skies and sun this morning, but now clouds have taken over. It’s going to be a cold windy day with highs only around the freezing mark. Yesterday temperatures reached the fifties and we lost much […]

We had a lot of thawing yesterday and highs got near 50 degrees.  We should see highs in the 50s once again today and that should take care of at least half of what snow we have left.  Our snow cover is now down t […]

We can actually see some bare ground now. We lose a little more snow everyday and our snow pack is now down to about 6 in. With the sun and highs in the low 40s, it’s really starting to look and feel like […]

TEMPERATURES
January 2021’s area Average Temperatures were from 2° to 3.5° above Normal, with the greater departures being with Average Minimum Temperatures. Except for a brief warm-up from the 12th-14th and a c […]

Yesterday was absolutely wonderful. We had clear skies all day and very warm temperatures. Our high made it up to 46 degrees and we lost about 2 in of snow pack. It is now at about 9.5 inches. Today should be […]

January 2021 was milder and drier than normal. My maximum temperature average (41.3°) was 0.5° above normal but my minimum temperature average (30.1°) was much more significantly above normal (+ 5.6°), res […]

Our snow pack is now down to about 11 inches and we are losing a little more each day.  Our forecast for the next few days is calling for warmer temps than originally given.  That’s fine with me.  What’s even be […]

Our morning began with about an inch of new snow on the deck, but it was already melting so no shoveling was necessary.  It is now almost gone.  Temps were at or above freezing all night, so what snow did fall w […]

Our morning was sunny and bright, but now some clouds have moved in.  We have another weather system moving in tonight which could bring us another inch or so of new snow.  This happens almost every day and we n […]

(cover photo credit: Grant McFarland)

I am not a professional meteorologist, and have never taken an atmospheric science course.  There are times when I wonder what it would be like to have taken that path […]

The sun is out today and that’s a good thing. Unfortunately, it isn’t warm enough to melt any of this snow. In fact, we received another inch overnight. We continue to have about 15 in of snow cover and it all […]

Our skies have cleared somewhat and we have a mix of sun and clouds right now.  Temperatures are definitely warmer than what we have had and the two inches of new snow from last night has now increased our snow […]