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Merry Christmas!  As I write this around 10am, it’s 37 degrees outside in my Orchards neighborhood with light rain.  I don’t see any signs of slush mixing in…but I imagine a few hundred feet up in the hills a f […]

We aren’t going to have any snow for Christmas but I don’t really mind.  I haven’t really been in the Christmas spirit this year.  Maybe my surgery had something to do with it.  My knee is doing fine but still gi […]

Running out the door to head to my energy trading shift, but thought I’d post a quick update regarding the historic arctic blast and our accompanying lowland snow chances before then. Hope to have more tomorrow […]

Where we have snow, there is about half an inch.  But an earlier snow shower gave partial covering to the bare areas and not sure if we’ll get anymore.  There is a line of snow just to our north which seems to b […]

It is very chilly out there this morning . Our 10:15 AM temp is only 22°F (-6°C) and winds are out of the west northwest at 8 to 13 miles per hour. Highs today are only expected to reach the upper 20s. Our snow c […]

It’s been the buzz of Pacific Northwest weather geeks for several days now.  And at this point, models are zeroing in on the basic pattern.  So it’s time to say:

Our region is looking at a significant winter c […]

The Pacific Northwest has seen tons of mountain snow over the past 10 days. Since December 9, Snoqualmie Pass has seen approximately 8 feet of snow, and all of the major Cascade ski resorts, from Mt. Baker in the […]

We had intermittent snow showers most of our Saturday, and we received about another inch of new snow.  We now have 2 inches of snow cover.  It’s amazing how much it brightens up the inside of the house.  On dr […]

I got up to 1.5 inches of snow on the ground and it’s been snowing steadily since then.  I’m guessing that we now have 2+ inches.  The birds are having an eating frenzy this morning and I’m glad that I filled a […]

After all the wind yesterday, today is welcome even though our temperatures have dropped significantly.  In fact, they dropped from 62°F to 37°F in about 6 hours.  At least with temps back in the normal range, tha […]

TEMPERATURES
November 2021 Temperatures were above Normal in the area, with the following ranges of departures from Normal between the three official Portland weather stations (Portland International Airport […]

Yesterday was quite nice, but clouds moved in late in the day and showers developed overnight.  There was 0.19″ in my gauge this morning.  We are expecting another wind blown day tomorrow, but it isn’t supposed t […]

Ahhh!  Nothing says winter in the Pacific Northwest quite like cold valley rain, heavy Cascade snow…and occasional teases of snow at lower elevations.  Last night (Monday) was the first time this season we saw s […]

Our morning began with plenty of sun and mild temperatures.  Since then, a thin layer of clouds have moved in but we still have filtered sunlight.  This weather is nice for those having to travel or go out C […]

My sunset picture was from Saturday night, the day of the storms.  Stormy days seem to produce some of the most beautiful sunsets.  Although we received no severe weather here, the winds did a lot of damage to o […]

Last night, a rare, catastrophic tornado outbreak occurred over portions of the Southern and Midwestern US. As of Saturday afternoon, 34 people were confirmed dead, with an estimated 75-100 deaths across Missouri, […]

Our morning started out quiet but now the wind is really howling.  My weather station is showing winds from 23-30 mph, but I know we are having gust stronger than that.  In fact, it blew my lawn swing over and I […]

We are currently under a high wind watch beginning at 8AM tomorrow morning, until 8PM tomorrow evening.  You would never know it to be outdoors today.  Winds are light and we have clearing skies.  A local me […]

We woke to a white world this morning with about 1.5″ of new snow.  Highs today are expected to reach near the freezing mark, so I’m not expecting it to last long.  Also, we have a period of very warm weather c […]

Today is not a nice one for having to be out and about.  We have very strong winds out of the west which makes it feel much colder than it is.  We had a mix of rain, snow, and sleet yesterday which turned into a […]