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Weather & Climate

Revised forecast: 4-6 inches of snow due overnight

December 25, 2021, 7:49am Clark County News

First, “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” Next, “White Christmas.” The National Weather Service in Portland continues to predict snow will fall and accumulate in Clark County beginning this evening as a large system brings cold weather into the region that could last for days. The latest winter storm… Read story

A snow-lined pedestrian walkway on the Interstate 5 bridge pictured on Friday afternoon, February 12, in downtown Vancouver.

1 to 3 inches of snow expected in Clark County and Portland

A snow-lined pedestrian walkway on the Interstate 5 bridge pictured on Friday afternoon, February 12, in downtown Vancouver.

December 24, 2021, 2:41pm Clark County News

Snow flurries falling Christmas morning, and a blanket of snow by early evening — that’s what forecasters at the National Weather Service in Portland predict in Clark Countytomorrow. Read story

Northwest prepares for frigid temperatures, snow

December 24, 2021, 12:07pm Latest News

In preparation for freezing temperatures, snow and ice in the Pacific Northwest this holiday weekend and next week, state officials in Oregon have declared an emergency and shelters are being opened throughout the region to help the homeless. Read story

Workers clear a mudslide from a double lot on Westover Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Heavy overnight rains in Northern California left two people dead in a submerged car as authorities on Thursday urged residents of several Southern California mountain and canyon communities to voluntarily leave their homes because of possible mud and debris flows.

Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas

Workers clear a mudslide from a double lot on Westover Drive in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Heavy overnight rains in Northern California left two people dead in a submerged car as authorities on Thursday urged residents of several Southern California mountain and canyon communities to voluntarily leave their homes because of possible mud and debris flows.

December 24, 2021, 8:23am Latest News

Two people died in a submerged car, evacuations were ordered for wildfire-scarred California, and Seattle and Portland faced the rare chance of snowy streets as a wave of storms rolled through the West. Read story

Cold: Seattle to open shelters, Portland declares emergency

December 23, 2021, 4:34pm Latest News

A Pacific Northwest forecast of frigid temperatures with snow and ice in some places has Seattle opening shelters while Portland has declared a state of emergency. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Weather systems make it challenging for forecasters

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

December 23, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

The cold weather pattern is progressing as planned and it will take its usual slow pace and snow levels will slowly fall as we slide into Christmas Day. By early next week we have a massive arctic air mass over southern British Columbia along the border. Read story

Clark County and southwest Washington could see snow starting Christmas day, according to the National Weather Service in Portland.

Clark County may see a white Christmas

Clark County and southwest Washington could see snow starting Christmas day, according to the National Weather Service in Portland.

December 22, 2021, 3:43pm Clark County News

Anyone planning to spend the holiday weekend in the Vancouver area should prepare for snow that could begin Saturday. Read story

FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days.

Washington lawmakers ask Biden to take this action to help residents recover from recent floods

FILE - Floodwater inundates homes along a road on Nov. 17, 2021, in Sumas, Wash. Damages from flooding last week in northwest Washington's Whatcom County could reach as high as $50 million, officials said, as forecasters warn that multiple "atmospheric rivers" may drench the Pacific Northwest in coming days.

December 22, 2021, 7:50am Latest News

Washingtonians impacted by November’s devastating flooding may get additional financial assistance from the federal government, if Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington’s members of the U.S. Congress have their way. Read story

Global warming melting Himalayan glaciers at an ‘exceptional’ rate

December 21, 2021, 3:36pm Nation & World

The world has presented scientists with a new flashing warning sign. According to a new study, global warming is causing glaciers in the Himalayas to melt at an “exceptional rate.” The research was published in the journal Scientific Reports. Read story

A boy sits beside water containers as residents line up for water as pipelines and electricity were damaged due to Typhoon Rai in Cebu province, central Philippines on Monday Dec. 20, 2021. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year continues to rise and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported.

Philippine governor warns of looting without typhoon aid

A boy sits beside water containers as residents line up for water as pipelines and electricity were damaged due to Typhoon Rai in Cebu province, central Philippines on Monday Dec. 20, 2021. The death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year continues to rise and the governor of an island province especially hard-hit by Typhoon Rai said there may be even greater devastation that has yet to be reported.

December 21, 2021, 8:15am Nation & World

The governor of a central Philippine province devastated last week by Typhoon Rai pleaded on radio Tuesday for the government to quickly send food and other aid, warning that without outside help, army troops and police would have to be deployed to prevent looting because of growing hunger. Read story