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Weather & Climate

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Any snow at your house? Showers always hit and miss

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 14, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you have a warm heart today as our chilly air mass has arrived. We observed rain, hail, thunder and lightning and gusty west to northwest winds on Monday. Heavy mountain snows occurred and as I wrote this column at 5 p.m. Monday, the snow level… Read story

Windshield wipers rise through a couple of inches of snow on a parked car on Friday afternoon, February 12, 2021 in downtown Vancouver.

Quick-hit snow event expected overnight in Clark County

Windshield wipers rise through a couple of inches of snow on a parked car on Friday afternoon, February 12, 2021 in downtown Vancouver.

February 13, 2023, 11:56am Clark County News

Winter is hitting Vancouver with a bang but a moderate fizzle. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Chilly week ahead more dry than wet; snow possible

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 12, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

I hate to sound like a broken record, but the upcoming week appears to be more dry than wet. That doesn’t forebode well for our rainfall tally this month which is already 1 inch below average. A cold front drops in tonight and Monday for some cold rain, but amounts… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Watch out for spring fever as sun, warm temperatures return

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 9, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

The clouds thinned Wednesday to expose us to sun around 4 p.m. Today, we see more sunshine, although high clouds will be increasing in the afternoon as a weak weather system approaches. Read story

Weather Eye: After today’s rain, enjoy sun until more showers Friday

February 7, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

February is trying to get its act together and swing into winter mode with several storms on the horizon. However, after the storm today it won’t be all that robust. The weather system today will be the strongest of the week which will provide some good mountain snow to help… Read story

How do you track an atmospheric river? Climb aboard this reconnaissance jet

February 6, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — The interior of the plane looked like a cross between a private luxury jet and a space mission control room. Read story

Will recent storms save California from a brutal fire season?

February 5, 2023, 6:30am Nation & World

It’s something of a Golden State paradox: Dry winters can pave the way for dangerous fire seasons fueled by dead vegetation, but wet winters — like the one the state has seen so far — can also spell danger by spurring heaps of new growth that can later act as… Read story

Vehicles pass along a highway snowplowed through deep snow after a series of atmospheric river storms on Jan. 21, 2023, near Kirkwood, California.

Epic California snowpack is now the deepest it’s been in decades

Vehicles pass along a highway snowplowed through deep snow after a series of atmospheric river storms on Jan. 21, 2023, near Kirkwood, California.

February 5, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

Drought-weary California is entering February with deeper snowpack than it has seen in four decades, reflecting a healthy boost in the state’s supply of water but also spurring concerns about dryness in the months ahead. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Week ahead appears to be more dry than wet in Vancouver area

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 5, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Well, it was bright enough through the thick clouds on the East Coast, and according to officials, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, so we have six more weeks of winter ahead of us. Funny thing is we usually do, at least by the calendar. Whether it feels like winter is… Read story

Strong gusts leave thousands without power in Puget Sound region

February 3, 2023, 5:42pm Northwest

More than 3,500 people in West Seattle are without power Friday afternoon as strong winds sweep the Puget Sound region. Read story