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The heat has left us, hopefully for good, during this mid-September month period. The rain also left us as the 0.08″ that fell from the weak TS Sally remains was the only measurable rain that fell during the […]

This will be our last week here at the campground and at least the warmer weather has returned.  There is no rain expected anytime soon and that’s always a good thing this time of year.  We are seeing a little c […]

The first atmospheric river event of the season is taking aim for the Pacific Northwest, bringing widespread rain to the region beginning on the coast Tuesday night and spreading inland to moisten the ground in […]

After a few very cold days, temperatures today should be reaching near normal.  I’m not sure if there was frost here.  I didn’t see any but my in-laws at the cabins said that there was some there, and their son i […]

In my last blog post on 8/30, I warned of a “late-season heatwave with offshore flow” that would “dramatically increase fire danger for the Pacific Northwest.” But when I wrote that, never in my wildest dreams did […]

My picture shows what our sky looks like with the smoke from the western wildfires.  It isn’t expected to affect our temperatures today, however.  Expected highs will be in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees.  Lo […]

It is very chilly this morning and skies are clear, but smoke from the western fires give the appearance of a light layer of clouds.  I turned the furnace on and let it run one cycle just to get the chill out of […]

Yesterday wasn’t a bad day although a bit windy.  We didn’t see much sun but temperatures were quite mild.  Today will be a bit cooler with highs only expected in the mid 60s.  We are starting to see a little co […]

Oh what a weird and dark and admittedly apocalyptic time, this is turning out to be!  I’m going to save the monster wildfire scenario for another day, when things are calmed down a little more.

Needless to […]

There is rain moving in from the west but so far, it has stayed to our west and north.  Forecasts are calling for it to move into our area later today.  I hope it just misses us entirely.  We don’t need anymore ra […]

The heat from July and August continues to reduce as we head into September but with dew points generally remaining high as tropical moisture is still quite
persistently hanging on.

This first third of […]

After several days of wet, gloomy, chilly weather, today will be more typical for mid September.  Although the temperatures will still be a bit below normal, the sun should make up for it.

I’ve been up north […]

It’s another afternoon of tragedy, as those massive wildfires continue to burn closer and closer to Portland. Firefighters in Clackamas county have been told to disengage due to increased fire behavior and instead […]

We’re waking up to another morning of heartbreaking images coming out of Oregon as fires continue to rage, driven by offshore flow and incredibly dry conditions. This morning’s satellite image continues to show an […]

Late last night, I had the unfortunate mishap of wandering to another website WITHOUT first saving my blog-in-progress.  More than an hour of work was instantly lost.   I’m not going to make the same mistake ag […]

Hard to believe that September and “meteorological” fall have arrived. Summer 2020 was a surprisingly boring one, as far as climatology goes:  Temperatures were very near normal for the month of June, and just […]

TEMPERATURES
August Average Temperatures were about 1.5° above the Normal in the area for both the Maximum and Minimum Temperatures. As has been the case this summer, there were no extended periods of hot […]

The relentless heat from July stayed away during this last August period. but the dew points remained high through most of the days till the last few days with dew 
points dropping into the 50s to foreshadow the […]

I’m a bit late with this blog today but have been busy all morning.  We’re heading up to the campground tomorrow for the holiday weekend, and will be up there for a week.  I’m hoping that the WiFi is working but i […]

A lot has happened in the weather department since I wrote my last blog two weeks ago. Washington, Oregon, and California all declared a State of Emergency due to widespread wildfires, and the entire Western US […]