Weather Pattern Continues The Same
Saturday, August 25, 2007
The photo at left doesn't have anything to do with weather but I thought it was cute anyways. You never outgrow your desire for cookies!NOWCAST - Our weather pattern continues its up and down ride with another 'down' this weekend but it should be an 'up' week as high pressure takes hold and brings sunny and warm if not hot even weather around the Pacific Northwest. Spotty drizzle and light showers were scattered around western Washington this weekend with plenty of marine cloudiness. The coast and the Puget Sound region were the most favored areas for measurable precipitation.
With high pressure and clear skies this week it will make for excellent viewing of the lunar eclipse during the 
early morning hours Tuesday. It will be the full sturgeon moon and may offer some stunning red and orange hues during the event. We will have the best viewing here on the West Coast. The good news is that skies should be clear, the bad news is that you will have to still up most of the night as it doesn't begin until 1
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2007Aug28/TLE2007Aug28.html
Parched - Six counties in eastern Oregon ask for emergency help from agency programs. Read HereWhile Seattle has had 120% of normal rainfall since the beginning of June, Spokane has had just 60% of normal.
My aunt reports from the La Pine area in south central Oregon that the wind continues to blow there day and night and there was frost and 33 degrees there Thursday. Afternoon highs shoot back up into the upper 80's and low 90's. It is very dry over there and the rent less wind continues.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 12:30 PM,
Lots Of Rain!
Monday, August 20, 2007
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-- posted by Pat Timm @ 4:39 PM,
Back on an Upswing
Monday, August 13, 2007NOWCAST - We are back on an upswing with sunny skies and warm temperature's after a chilly 66 degrees on Sunday - for a HIGH temperature! Full sunshine will push highs well into 80's Tuesday and we will get another warm day Wednesday before we go back downhill with clouds and at least a risk of showers and drizzle once again. This has been a roller coaster month for sure.
While clouds and drizzle hovered over Clark County Sunday and Sunday night,it was clear at the coast as I spent a few days at Ocean Shores and clear skies gave great viewing Sunday night for the Perseid meteor shower. Today (Monday) was absolutely beautiful at the coast with sunny skies and highs around 70 degrees and light sea breezes. We watched for hours several whales near the jetty at Ocean Shores frolicking in the surf.
Signs of summer waning are here with crisp overnight lows around the Northwest this morning, in the mid 40's along the coast and in the 30's east of the Cascades. There is just a certain sense of season change in the air, at least to me.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 9:28 PM,
It's a Cloudy Day in The Month of, Hey Wait, It's August!!
Thursday, August 09, 2007NOWCAST - What can I say, we have sure seen our share of clouds this month. We should be enjoying clear blue skies all day long and hot temperatures. Not night and morning clouds each day. It has been frustrating for weather forecasters and yours truly as well trying to determine just when the skies will clear each day. All I can say is that it appears this pattern will continue a while longer perhaps the rest of the month. So, enjoy those sunny days and try and be happy on the gray days. Could be a lot worse, a whole lot worse just look at the rest of the country! So, morning clouds partial clearing afternoons and evenings Friday through Sunday. Some drizzle possible Friday around Western Washington. Highs once again depending on the amount of clearing. So ranging from 70-80 degrees would be a good guess.
I've had several e-mails this week from local residents wanting to know if skies will clear for the annual Perseid meteor shower this weekend. It peaks Sunday night and according to astronomers, it should be a very good display this year since Mr. Moon won't be shining at all. At this point I would say if you are really serious about viewing the heavens over the weekend and want a sure thing, take a drive east of the mountains. For sure you will have clear skies and it will be a lot darker as well. I know that isn't much help but to be honest, it is very difficult to foretell when the clouds will depart as shown by this past weeks forecasts and actual observations. It is a very unusual summer weatherwise and the rest of the month will continue to linger with the marine air influence.
F2 Tornado in Brooklyn? Read Here
What goes around, comes around. Hey China whatever you throw out into the air will come back to get you. Who/what are you blaming your woes on? Read Here.
More on the Perseid's - Read Here.
Hey Al Gore, Russia welcomes Global warming! Keep those engines running. Bring it on. Read Here.
Ok, us deniers are the cause of it all? Read Here.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 8:00 PM,
The Weekend Is Coming And So Are The Clouds!
Thursday, August 02, 2007
NOWCAST - Today is the last full sunny day until next week as a trough of low pressure moving down from the Gulf pushes marine clouds inland tonight and lasting all weekend. There will be some clearing at times and a chance of drizzle or light rain showers scattered around the great Northwest. Highs will drop back down in to the 70's.
Rainfall amounts around Clark County were less than an inch for the most part for July. I measured .79 inches here in the Salmon Creek neighborhood. Most areas received between .50 inches and .75 inches. But then again, July is our driest month of the year.
I can identify with thise cartoon sent to me by a faithful reader. Weathermen (and women) get a bum rap at times especially when they bust a forecast. Someone told em it is the only job that you can be wrong part of the time and still keep your job! Hah!More later if I have time tonight.
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 3:00 PM,
