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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, An Early Winter Chill Sets In, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years ago
Good evening everyone! Two days ago, one of our country’s most contentious elections in modern U.S. history, was concluded. To keep things short, we have a new president on the way- and here’s to hoping that h […]
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Karl Bonner commented on the post, A Warm Autumn Thus Far. But Change Is Coming., on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years ago
Emilie! Sorry for the late reply. The general idea is a chilly and stormy winter with lots of systems coming in from the northwest, out of the Gulf of Alaska. We’re actually beginning to see that pattern evolve this week. Good news for ski resorts!
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, A Warm Autumn Thus Far. But Change Is Coming., on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 1 month ago
While the national political weather remains as turbulent as ever (and hurricanes keep pounding the Gulf of Mexico!), Pacific Northwest weather has been quite boring by mid-autumn standards. We had one minor […]
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Emilie! Sorry for the late reply. The general idea is a chilly and stormy winter with lots of systems coming in from the northwest, out of the Gulf of Alaska. We’re actually beginning to see that pattern evolve this week. Good news for ski resorts!
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Oregon Megafires Review; September Rain; and "Second Summer", on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 1 month ago
Greetings world! The month of September has been a rough one here in the Pacific Northwest. Western Oregon endured what is most likely the worst outbreak of wildfires in recorded history. The historic eas […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Dark, Smoky "Nuclear Winter" Befalls West Coast, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
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 […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, **EXTREME** Fire Danger Tomorrow Through Wednesday, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
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 […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, September Heat Arrives, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
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 […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Tranquil For Cascadia As The World Burns, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 2 months ago
The last couple days, weather geeks and non-geeks alike have turned their eyes to the coast of East Texas and West Louisiana, where hurricane Laura is in the process of devastating communities with 150-160 mph […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Hope You Enjoyed "Fake Fall"; Summer Returns With A Vengeance This Weekend!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 3 months ago
After a toasty late July and early August, cooler weather has recently returned to the Pacific Northwest. Except for a 90 on Monday the 10th, every other day since August 5 has stayed below 85 degrees at P […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Summer Sunshine Returns For Several More Days, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 3 months ago
The last 12 days (not including today) have been a classic example of “Mediterranean summer” weather in the Pacific Northwest and the Portland Metro. There have been almost no clouds in the morning, and temps […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Real Heatwave for Western Oregon Sunday-Tuesday, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 4 months ago
(Cover photo credit of Ben Randall)
After a slow start, Pacific Northwest summer is in full swing! The first 10 days of July was the coolest in many years, with only one day in the low 80s, most days u […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Summer Weather Arrives, Except For A Couple Days This Weekend, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 5 months ago
I hope you are safely enjoying this summer weather across the Pacific Northwest! After a very gloomy first half of June, we finally turned a corner this week.
Yesterday Tuesday was the hottest day of the year […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Spring Lingers Into June, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 5 months ago
(Cover image credit of NWS Medford; historic 9-inch June snowfall at Crater Lake Lodge)
Before diving into the usual topic of this blog (weather), I wanted to acknowledge the obvious: These are […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, A Brief Taste of Summer in Early May, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 6 months ago
(cover photo credit of PureVacations.com)
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 […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Drought Quickie, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Good morning! I wasn’t planning to write much more on weather for a few weeks. I’ve had plans to write about the pandemic, the economy, and greater social and political implications for the future. But fi […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, From Dreary to Droughty, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
Over the past week, the weather in the Pacific Northwest has taken a dramatic turn. Back in late March and early April, we were under a continuous two-week stretch of clouds, rain, cool temperatures and fairly […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, A Cool Spring So Far, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 7 months ago
I hope all of you are safe and at some semblance of peace. This has been a very tough 3 weeks for all of us, and we still have at least 6-8 weeks of isolation ahead. The weather has been cooperating with our s […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Long Period of "Solar Distancing" Begins Monday!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 8 months ago
I hope ALL of you are keeping safe and keeping apart from other human beings, this week. Wow….it’s incredible how this COVID-19 virus has upended our entire social order in a matter of two weeks. Exactly two S […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, "Winter In March" Recap, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 8 months ago
Greetings! What a week it has been. I’m not going to delve into the COVID-19 pandemic here; you’ve probably heard enough by now that you’re canceling plans left and right, and preparing to isolate for a couple m […]
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Karl Bonner wrote a new post, Unusual Mid-March Cold Snap This Weekend!, on the site Karl's Weather Discussions 4 years, 8 months ago
Hi everyone! It’s been a fun early March for me. During a short vacation from work, I got to go to a Blazers basketball game last Saturday, against the Sacramento Kings. It wasn’t a very good game overall; th […]
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