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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 […]

We got a break yesterday but it’s now snowing again.  The forecast is calling for only up to an inch and I hope it’s right.  We really don’t need anymore.  Our snow cover is still at 14 inches.  We did manage to […]

It was -11F when I got up this morning.  Since then, the temp has rebounded to 17F  The sun is shining brightly although it isn’t expected to last.  More clouds will move in by late this afternoon and we can ex […]

Our snowstorm produced what was promised with a little over 7 inches of new snow to add to the 7.5 inches  already on the ground.  On top of that, it’s really cold.  This cold is affecting most of the country, ev […]

The lowlands of the Inland Northwest should lose much of their snow this week as high temperatures slowly rise into the 40s. While some flooding may occur in small streams and low lying areas, larger rivers like […]

I’m hoping that this is the last very cold day that we’ll have.  Temperatures are suppose to start warming up over the next few days and return more to average.  We are currently under a winter storm advisory w […]

The sun was shining brightly when I got up and hoarfrost covered everything.  It’s such a glorious sight.  I hope the sun remains all day even if temperatures are very cold.  The upcoming forecasts are showing th […]

The storm is almost here, and its going to be a tricky one! Its going to be a battle between those dry east winds (Cascadias), and this large plume of moisture coming in off of the Pacific. Heres a look at the […]