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I can’t believe this weather.  Just when we think that the warm weather is finished, we get another round of it.  This morning began with dense fog and visibility less than a mile, but now the sky is clearing a […]

Rain showers diminish Tuesday afternoon and evening, though a few isolated showers are possible during the day Wednesday. After that, skies are forecast to clear over the Columbia Basin allowing for temperatures […]

I just KNEW that if I planned to take a break from weather blogging, then things would suddenly become really active and intriguing.  Now we’re looking at a very active pattern for the end of October & early […]

Just when we thought that Halloween would be nice this year, it certainly isn’t.  At least it is fairly warm and not snowing.  For us it really doesn’t matter because we don’t get any trick or treaters anyway, b […]

Coming in the middle of fall, Halloween has historically been a mixed bag for the Columbia Basin. Most weather conditions (except extreme heat) are possible this time of year – my dad even remembers a bit of snow […]

We had dense fog early this morning but it burned off quickly.  Now it is sunny with a few clouds in the sky and light winds.  Temperatures should reach the low to mid 60s so it’s going to be a winner of a d […]

Although a jacket is needed to be outdoors today, winds are light and it’s a good day to go out and do almost anything.  We have some work being done to the outside of our house, and the guys finally have a nice […]

After a wet, dreary Wednesday, today is bright and sunny but temperatures are below average once again.  There is little wind and with the sun, it is very pleasant.  I’m hearing predictions of a very snowy w […]

The rain began late last night and is continuing this afternoon.  There was 0.21″ in my gauge at 9AM and it has been raining since then.  Temps have been dropping all morning and are now in the 40s.  I’m glad th […]

After a record-hot and dry summer/autumn, storm season has finally arrived to the Pacific Northwest. A moderate cold front on Friday brought the first measurable rain of October to Western Washington, and on […]

It looks like our wonderful weather is coming to an end.  We are seeing increasing clouds as the day goes on and rain is in the forecast for tonight.  Temperatures will still be mild  so it should be pleasant on […]

My husband and I took a ride early today to see what remains of our autumn colors.  Many trees are already bare, but the maples seem to be hanging tough.  It is absolutely gorgeous with highs now expected in the u […]

Yesterday was great but today is even better.  We should see high temps reaching the mid 70s although it will be quite breezy.  But we won’t complain.  This should continue up to Tuesday when more rain is ex […]

Spring of 2022 was notoriously wet across the Pacific Northwest, but an abrupt pattern change in June left the region unusually dry through the rest of the summer and into the first half of fall. Some rain did […]

After the cold, rainy weather of the past 2 days, we now have plenty of sun and much warmer temperatures.  This is expected to last through the next 3 days.  It is certainly welcome after the miserable weather t […]

Whew, what an unusual season it has been!  As of October 19, Portland International Airport is running 8.7 degrees F above normal, by far the warmest early/mid October period in recorded history.  Today, Oc […]

Our morning began with clouds and rain, but now the sun is out and temps are warming up a bit.  They should only reach the upper 40s, but with the sun, that will be pleasant.  It was raining when we went to the s […]

Note: This article is using the meteorological definition for fall, which is September 1 to November 30. The first half of meteorological fall is September 1 to October 15.

The weather pattern over the Western […]

At least, it isn’t raining today and we could see a little clearing later on.  Other than that, there isn’t much of a change from what we had yesterday.  Temperature are much below normal, and we continue to h […]

The first half of October brought mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures to the Pacific Northwest as a persistent ridge of high pressure sat overhead, forcing the storm track into Southeast Alaska. The […]