The Long Tentacles of Winter
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Clouds appear to be swirling around Hamilton Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. Photo taken last Wednesday by Tyler Mode of VancouverNOWCAST - The weather pattern looks like it will be changing back to a much cooler and wetter pattern like we had in January and early February. So, increasing rains Thursday through Sunday and temperatures getting down to more seasonal normals and below. Click forecast in side panel for latest.
OUTCAST - It finally looks like we may be entering a cool and wet pattern for some weeks, perhaps until early April. Computer models show arctic air over the northland with most of it dropping down into the Midwest, but some may come our way via the ocean waters with low snow levels once again. At least low for March. Most of the very low elevation snows have melted off so now it's time to get some more. Boy, I was just getting used to the string of 60 degree weather the past couple of weeks. Anyways, stay tuned and prepare for some chilly blustery weather the next couple of weeks . . .if the longer range models are correct!
January was a very wet month but February was a complete turn around ending up as a very dry month in many locales around the state and also in Clark County. So let's review some rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors around the region for last month. I recorded 2.39 inches here in north Salmon Creek; Pearson Field, Vancouver, 2.39 inches; Gary Collins, Brush Prairie, 4.06 inches; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 8.49 inches; Judy Darke, Felida, 2.65 inches; Tyler Mode, Minnehaha, 2.12 inches; Bud Maddux, Home Valley, 5.51 inches; Pete Conrad, Tukes Mountain, Battle Ground, 3.58 inches; Jim Knoll, Orchards, 3.38 inches; Bob Starr, Cougar, 13.77 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 2.28 inches; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 8.9 inches; Irv St. Germain, SW Prune Hill, 3.57 inches; Phil Harris, Washougal, 2.81 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 2.20 inches; Larry Lebsack, NE Hazel Dell, 2.38 inches; Will Hayden, Five Corners, 4.57 inches; Tom Brown, Battle Ground, 2.17 inches; Dan Hein, one mile north of Camas, 4.30 inches; Linda Roberts, Prindle, 5.10 inches; Nick Peck, Yacolt 7.46 inches; and Murphy Dennis, Rawson Road next to Clark Rifles, 9.28 inches.
Professional photographer Chad Trettin of Bozeman Montana put together this impressive photograph of the recent lunar eclipse. He writes: "This is last night's total lunar eclipse as seen from 8 miles west of Bozeman. It was 3.5 hours from start to finish. Hope all of you got to see it in person. For those of you on the other side of the planet or who missed it, there will be another one in about 3 years."
HOOTIE-HOO DAY MAR. 10 OR 11 OR 12 -
DailyTech Blog site reports from various sources that the past 12 months around the globe have been cooling. See Graph and read here.
By the way, there is a man (Anthony Watts) with a mission checking out over 1200 NOAA official weather observing stations and he his finding some very interesting information. Like stations mounted in parking lots? Next to air conditioners, etc. Much of the automated stations which came on line in 1989 and later may be situated incorrectly. Hey , didn't our temperatures start rising about this time across the US? Ha! Watch this for starters. And read his site!
Where's The Beef (Al Gore?)- Watch this.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 8:08 PM,
