Rainy Season Well Underway!
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
NOWCAST - The forecast this evening is a simple one: Rain and showers, blustery at times with scattered thunderstorms and hail. Cooling trend as well with snow in higher mountains. We may see a brief respite over the weekend which would be very nice.
OUTCAST - If you would like to read a good basic primer (PDF file, it is safe) on global warming click here
Still Waiting for Greenhouse? Read John Daly's web site. Mr Daly died in 2004 but his writings remain. Interesting view from a person who has seen it all. Click here.
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t of the woolly bear caterpillars that I have observed plus reports from others indicate a so-so average winter. Most middle orange bands are 4-5 bands wide and some are wider. That may be contrary what the latest signs of La Nina point too (cold, wet). In fact some are beginning to think that this winter could be similar to 1950, 1968, and 1978. If you want to see what 1950 was in the Pacific Northwest, just do a Google search and find out! Here is what KOMO TV Steve Pool has to say. I don't know if that will occur just yet, still tabulating other data for another few weeks. But I do think it is going to be colder than normal. Best to get a plan in place for a severe winter anyways.La Nina threatens to wreck havoc on world's weather
Read what the Brits are saying about this winter here. They make this statement about the NW, "A chronic drought afflicting southern California and many southeastern states of America could be exacerbated, with Los Angeles heading for its driest year on record. In contrast, western Canada and the northwestern US could turn colder and snowier."
Tornado? I mentioned in my column recently about the tornado that touched down near Lebanon, Oregon. Read more here.Most tornadoes or funnel clouds occur in western valleys are cold core funnel clouds resulting from a very cold trough of low pressure that usually follows a vigorous cold front.
(photo by John Van Cleave)
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 8:14 PM,
