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Weather & Climate

Western Washington in for freezing temps, more wintry weather

December 2, 2022, 7:39am Northwest

Be extra careful on your walks and drives. Read story

Spokane buses operating relatively normally Wednesday, despite snowstorm

December 1, 2022, 7:34am Northwest

Despite some early morning cancellations due to Wednesday’s snow, the Spokane Transit Authority bus system operated relatively normally by noon, with slight delays and a few detours. Read story

Why is it so hard to forecast lowland snow around the Puget Sound area?

December 1, 2022, 7:33am Northwest

Wintry weather arrived in full force this week, and some area cities saw several inches of wet snow accumulate Tuesday night. In some places, people may have woken up Wednesday to more or less snow in their backyard than what they saw in the forecast. Read story

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

Weather Eye: If you want to see snow, snow globe most reliable bet

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

December 1, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News

Many of you have seen snowflakes in the air and many have had snow on the ground, turning their property into a winter wonderland, especially above 1,000 feet the past few days. Chunky rain, as I call it here in the city, is still in the forecast through early Friday.… Read story

Landslide causes road closures on U.S. Highway 30 in Oregon

November 30, 2022, 6:43pm Northwest

According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, a landslide has caused road closures on U.S. Highway 30 just west of the rural town of Clatskanie and roughly 20 miles east of Astoria. Read story

Lightning brightens the evening sky in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Area residents were provided a light show as severe weather accompanied by some potential twisters affected parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Tornadoes wrecking homes around south fueled by record highs

Lightning brightens the evening sky in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Area residents were provided a light show as severe weather accompanied by some potential twisters affected parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

November 30, 2022, 1:25pm Nation & World

Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, while two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama, authorities said Wednesday. Read story

Storms could spawn major tornadoes, floods in several states

November 29, 2022, 8:56am Nation & World

Forecasters warned of the potential for strong tornadoes that could stay on the ground for long distances in parts of the South on Tuesday, as well as flooding rains and hail the size of tennis balls. Read story

Weather Eye: Expect chilly rain; snow levels forecast to stay well above city

November 29, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Well, did you see any snowflakes in the air this morning? Cold air left behind from the weather system over the weekend lowered snow levels to our foothills and with another storm arriving today it was possible any moisture falling about anywhere could have had a wintry mix. Read story

Risk of season’s first lowland snow in Seattle area

November 28, 2022, 7:42am Northwest

The Seattle area’s first snowfall of the season is expected this week, and travelers through mountain areas should expect hazardous conditions and take extra precautions. Read story

A blazing sun silhouettes visitors to Signal Hill after another hot day across Southern California, on Sept. 1.

Study links climate change and extreme heat waves

A blazing sun silhouettes visitors to Signal Hill after another hot day across Southern California, on Sept. 1.

November 28, 2022, 6:01am Nation & World

As California awakens to the worsening risk of extreme climate events, researchers are shedding new light on last year’s anomalous and extreme Pacific Northwest heat wave. One study published last week said such heat waves could become 20 times more likely to occur if current carbon emissions continue unabated. Another… Read story