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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Summer’s here, and finally so are warm, dry days

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

June 21, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Summer officially began today, and the weather will be cooperating as well, so we have a good forecast coming up. It will be dry and warmer each day this week and if you like the heat, we could see our first 90-degree highs this weekend. Read story

This photo shows the remains of a multilevel stone dwelling at Wupatki National Monument outside Flagstaff, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2014. The monument has been evacuated twice during spring 2022 because of wildfires.

Arizona wildfires sweep land rich with signs of ancient life

This photo shows the remains of a multilevel stone dwelling at Wupatki National Monument outside Flagstaff, Arizona, on Feb. 17, 2014. The monument has been evacuated twice during spring 2022 because of wildfires.

June 20, 2022, 2:15pm Nation & World

As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient tools and dwellings unique to the U.S. Southwest, he keeps in mind that they're part of a bigger picture. Read story

Aileen Rogers helps clean out a friend's house badly damaged by the severe flooding in Fromberg, Mont., Friday, June 17, 2022.

Yellowstone aims for quick opening; flooded towns struggling

Aileen Rogers helps clean out a friend's house badly damaged by the severe flooding in Fromberg, Mont., Friday, June 17, 2022.

June 20, 2022, 7:34am Northwest

Most of Yellowstone National Park should re-open within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the Yellowstone region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials said Sunday. Read story

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., in Red Lodge, Mont., June 16, 2022.

From dry to deluge, how heavy snow, rain flooded Yellowstone

FILE - A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., in Red Lodge, Mont., June 16, 2022.

June 19, 2022, 8:44am Latest News

Just three months ago, the Yellowstone region like most of the West was dragging through an extended drought with little snow in the mountains and wildfire scars in Red Lodge from a year ago when the area was hit by 105-degree Fahrenheit heat and fire. Read story

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

Weather Eye: This week could see our area’s longest dry spell of the year

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

June 19, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Going to have a barbecue today? Let someone else do the grilling and relax. Last year, it was a 90-degree day. Read story

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

Weather Eye: This could be one of the wettest Junes on record

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

June 16, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

It was cloudier than predicted Wednesday in Vancouver: We went from mostly sunny to cloudy and then back to partly sunny. Read story

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge's flood plain was put to the test this week as heavy rains and mountain runoff inundated the area.

Columbia River overtops banks, sweeps into restored flood plain

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge's flood plain was put to the test this week as heavy rains and mountain runoff inundated the area.

June 15, 2022, 6:40pm Clark County News

The lower Columbia River’s long history of flooding was revisited this week when the river overtopped its banks on Monday. Although waters have begun to slowly recede, damage from the flooding remains behind. Read story

Damian Stewart, 8, plays in the splash pad at Howard Park, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in downtown South Bend, Ind.

Heat wave keeps its sticky grip on Midwest and South

Damian Stewart, 8, plays in the splash pad at Howard Park, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in downtown South Bend, Ind.

June 15, 2022, 10:25am Nation & World

The swimming season kicked into high gear early in a large swath of the U.S., as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond on Wednesday in a stretch spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes and covering about a third of the country’s population. Read story

A house that was pulled into Rock Creek in Red Lodge, Mont., by raging floodwaters is seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Officials said more than 100 houses in the small city were flooded when torrential rains swelled waterways across the Yellowstone region.

Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’

A house that was pulled into Rock Creek in Red Lodge, Mont., by raging floodwaters is seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Officials said more than 100 houses in the small city were flooded when torrential rains swelled waterways across the Yellowstone region.

June 15, 2022, 10:10am Nation & World

The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to visit, often from the comfort of their cars. Read story

A swollen Salmon Creek flows through the Klineline Pond area as the Columbia River and surrounding areas continue to run high, as seen on Tuesday morning, June 14, 2022.

Clark County waterways full to the brim after atmospheric river

A swollen Salmon Creek flows through the Klineline Pond area as the Columbia River and surrounding areas continue to run high, as seen on Tuesday morning, June 14, 2022.

June 14, 2022, 4:56pm Clark County News

The Columbia River isn’t the only waterway affected by this month’s atmospheric river event. Read story