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There is a chance of showers for the Tri-Cities in place through Wednesday thanks to a deep low pressure system that is lazily moving across the Western United States. Rain chances drop off significantly Sunday […]

Yesterday was very nice here in Indian River, but the next two days will be very wet and cold.  We went down to the inlaw’s cabins on Lake Huron in Cheboygan yesterday afternoon, and couldn’t believe how much of […]

The Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of the region under a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms on Sunday. For the Columbia Basin, this includes areas that are along and east of a line stretching from […]

Today is  sunny with light breezes, and our 2:30 PM temperature is 62°F.  It’s fine day for setting up our camp and getting outdoor stuff done.  We drove up yesterday in light rain until we reached near Gay […]

We have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for today, and the radar is showing them to be quite plentiful for Michigan.  Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous although a bit on the chilly side.  Winds were l […]

It really looks like spring is finally here.  The extended forecast is showing highs up to 80° next week.  It’s about time!  We’re heading up to our campground on Friday and the weather is looking pretty good for […]

Here it is, almost the middle of May and we are still seeing snow or other frozen precipitation.  Unbelievable!  I can’t remember ever having May be this cold and I’ve been around for many years.  Fortunately, th […]

It feels so balmy out there this morning, a welcome change from the past two days.  Hopefully it will stay this way.  What’s even better is that we should see temps near 70° by next weekend.  We’ll be going up to […]

After a very windy, cold Friday, today isn’t looking too bad.  Temperatures are still not going to reach where they should be, but at least they are trying.  We should see quite a bit of sun today but there is s […]

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Those who have followed seasonal changes in the Pacific Northwest, know that our seasons can be rather lopsided:  Temperatures normally drop a lot more quickly in the […]

Today will be the warmest day that we’ll see for awhile.  It is very pleasant right now but temperatures will continue to drop through the day and the next two nights are expected to be quite frosty.  We could e […]

Our weather this week has been dry with a little sun, but temperatures have been way below normal and winds have been brisk.  It feels more like early April than May.  Today should be quite nice before M […]

After a lovely weekend, our weather is taking a turn back to early April.  We will see below normal temperatures all week and next weekend is really going to take a dip.  Highs may only make it into the 40s.  I’ […]

What a wet weekend it has been! Many places across the I-5 corridor have picked up 0.25-0.75 inches of rain over the past 48 hours, but the Olympics and Coast Range have seen much more, with 1-2 inches common. […]

Our wet, cool pattern continued through the last 10 days of April, highlighted by the rainstorm on the last day of the month. We had a total of 1.91 inches total of rainfall during this period, with 14.54 inches […]

TEMPERATURES
Overall, April Temperatures averaged slightly above the Normal. The month began quite cool as the Average Minimum Temperature through the first 13 days of the month was just below 40°, with 9 of the […]

The final day of April catapulted both Dulles Airport and the longer-term Washington, DC into Top-10 total rainfalls for the month in their historical records. On April 30, 2020, the current official Washington, […]

Looking at the temperature map for May, it is looking pretty cool in our extended forecast.  I guess I can take my time putting the rest of the screens on my windows.  We received over an inch of rain the past t […]

March 2020 was significantly drier and warmer than normal. My maximum temperature average (60.6°) was 7.1° above normal but my minimum temperature average (41.9°) was even more significantly above normal (+ […]