Weather & Climate

A cyclist takes in a foggy view Monday morning as winter air persists along the Columbia River at the Vancouver waterfront on Monday morning. The foggy mornings followed by sunny afternoons should remain through the week, before the rain returns next week, according to forecasters.

Fog, haze vex Clark County residents, affect air quality

January 24, 2022, 5:17pm Clark County News

Clark County residents should enjoy the afternoon sun after it burns off this week’s morning fog, forecasters with the National Weather Service say, because the clouds and rain are expected to return by next week. Read story

National Weather Service issues stagnant air advisory for Western Washington

January 24, 2022, 7:39am Latest News Free

The National Weather Service has issued a stagnant air advisory for Western Washington through noon Wednesday, the result of a high pressure system that is sitting stationary over the region. Read story

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

Weather Eye: This will be a good week for outdoor chores

January 23, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

We enjoyed sunny skies Saturday afternoon as a little easterly flow of air pushed the fog and low clouds out. It will be a pleasant week coming up, but according to one advisory, we will be on the ragged edge of stagnant air overhead. This will mainly be for Portland… Read story

Virginia Beach, Va., Public Works crews prepare Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, morning for snow from an impending winter storm. (Stephen M.

Rare blast of snow, ice takes aim at Southeast U.S. coast

January 21, 2022, 12:04pm Nation & World

Several schools have canceled classes in coastal areas of the Carolinas and Virginia and authorities are urging drivers to stay off potentially icy roads amid forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Read story

Weather Eye: Third dry weekend in a row on its way; look out for fog

January 20, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

Here we are again facing another weekend and wondering will we have sunshine? I can tell you it will be our third dry weekend in a row. Skies overhead will be clear as high pressure shunts weather systems away from us. The only factor will be fog that forms overnight… Read story

Washington’s snow response snowballs into an ideological storm

Washington Dept. of Transportation snow plows work on a stretch of eastbound Interstate Highway 90, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, as snow falls near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state. More U.S. drivers could find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their travel delayed this winter due to a shortage of snowplow drivers as some states are having trouble finding enough people willing to take the jobs. (AP Photo/Ted S.

January 19, 2022, 7:42am Latest News

On this, there’s no debate: The Washington State Department of Transportation is short on staff. But the explanation for it has transformed what may have once been a staid conversation about recruitment and retention into yet another ideological rift. Read story

U.S. plans $50B wildfire fight where forests meet suburbia

FILE - Trees scorched by the Caldor Fire smolder in the Eldorado National Forest, Calif., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. The Biden administration wants to thin more forests and use prescribed burns to reduce catastrophic wildfires as climate changes makes blazes more intense. (AP Photo/Jae C.

January 18, 2022, 2:20pm Latest News

The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas called “hotspots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. Read story

Weather Eye: Remaining days of January appear to be uneventful

Unfortunately, the inversion overhead persisted and kept us cool and cloudy Monday. It was nearly noon before we broke out of the 30s and reached the low 40s, topping out at a chilly 43 degrees for the high temperature. Now if you went up to elevations say 1,500 feet or… Read story