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The Pacific Northwest isn’t known for its rapidly changing seasons. We don’t exactly plunge into winter like the Northern Plains, and our slow trudge towards summer out of the depths of January is even slower. […]

The past three days have seen a mix of every kind of weather.  There would be periods of sun, then clouds and a sprinkle of rain every so often.  Today is starting off with clear skies and very chilly t […]

In my AP European History class back in high school, I remember being astounded by some of the suffixes that the kings and queens had. With a name like Louis XVI, is it any surprise that the French rose up and […]

With the winds of the past several days, many of the trees have already lost their leaves.  The maples and oaks seem to hang on the longest.  There is still a lot of color left and today won’t be nearly as b […]

Today began with a heavy frost and clear skies.  Since then, the winds have picked up, clouds have moved in with a little rain.  The picture shows a waterspout near the Mackinaw Bridge from earlier today.   Tem […]

Pleasant autumn temperatures have arrived for this first half of October period, particularly 40s minimums. The rain has been a bit below normal but not terribly dry like in much of September with a total of 1.05″ […]

Temperatures have been dropping since early this morning, and skies are overcast with strong, cold winds.  It’s not going to be a pleasant day weather-wise, but we have to expect it this time of year.  Radar t […]

This past Sunday, I went trout fishing on the Yakima River with my dad and brother. The trout were there, but they were sluggish and not particularly enthusiastic about our flies. We didn’t had any hits on dry […]

September 2020 was actually a tad cooler but a bit drier than normal. My maximum temperature average (74.5°) was actually 2.6° below normal which was enough to overcome my minimum temperature average of 59.4° […]

After a week of warmer than normal temperatures, there is a strong cold front heading our way which will cool us down quite a bit by Thursday.  What’s worse are the winds that are coming with it.  We could see g […]

Today is yet another with plenty of sun and fairly mild temperatures.  Yesterday’s high was in the low 70s and today won’t be quite as warm but nice anyway.  Although we are having brisk winds, it’s still e […]

We started our day with clear skies but now clouds have taken over.  Temperatures should still make it into the low 70s today, but the strong winds will make it seem much cooler.  We will only have this weekend w […]

This may be the last of our very warm weather, with temps expected in the 60s and 70s the remainder of this week.  Today should reach the mid 70s.  We’ll enjoy it while it lasts.  There isn’t even any rain in th […]

We did receive a little rain this morning but not much more than a few sprinkles.  Now skies have cleared and winds have picked up.  Highs today should reach the upper 60s and it should be a very nice day.  We co […]

Today is the start of a week of very lovely weather for us.  We will see highs near 70 degrees some days, and well into the 60s on others.  Best of all, there is no rain in the forecast.  The colors are really co […]

We are looking forward to a warm-up in a few days.  All next week is predicted to be warm, dry and sunny, but we know how quickly that can change.  Yesterday was damp although we didn’t get much rain.  There wa […]

Our morning began with cloud cover but now we have partial clearing and the sun is out.  Unfortunately, it won’t warm up much with highs only expected in the low 50s today.  We are promised a significant warm-up o […]

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posted: October 2 2020 at 10:27 am

After two days of rain, the sun today is a welcome sight.  Unfortunately, it is also very chilly.  There was a light frost this morning but what I h […]

The big windstorm and subsequent wildfires were the big news this month. Here in Happy Valley, very strong, dry east winds out of the Columbia River Gorge brought many trees and power lines down as gusts reached […]