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

Weather Eye: Time to get out your down jackets; winter’s in the air

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

December 9, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

Remember that balmy day on the first of the month? Temperatures in the low 60s, convertibles driving down the roadways, golfers out on the fairway. That was only a little over a week ago, but it seems more distant to me. I’m wearing my fleece jacket now but about ready… Read story

FILE - Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes. Under a revamped federal flood insurance program rolled out in the fall of 2021, millions of homeowners are set for rate hikes that officials say more accurately reflect a property's risk. (AP Photo/David J.

Flood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk

FILE - Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, near Lake Charles, La. In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes. Under a revamped federal flood insurance program rolled out in the fall of 2021, millions of homeowners are set for rate hikes that officials say more accurately reflect a property's risk. (AP Photo/David J.

December 8, 2021, 7:58am Business

In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes. Read story

People hold umbrellas as it begins to rain on an otherwise empty beach in Honolulu on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. A strong storm packing high winds and extremely heavy rain flooded roads and downed power lines and tree branches across Hawaii, with officials warning Monday of potentially worse conditions ahead.

Dangerous storm threatens havoc across Hawaiian archipelago

People hold umbrellas as it begins to rain on an otherwise empty beach in Honolulu on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. A strong storm packing high winds and extremely heavy rain flooded roads and downed power lines and tree branches across Hawaii, with officials warning Monday of potentially worse conditions ahead.

December 7, 2021, 9:11am Nation & World

From the empty shores of Oahu’s Waikiki Beach to the snowy summit of the Big Island’s highest peak, an unusually strong winter storm is clobbering the Hawaiian Islands and raising the threat of dangerous flash floods, landslides and crashing tree limbs. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Typical winter weather with off and on rain all week

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

December 7, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

There was enough cold air in place Monday from our last cold front that passed through a few days ago to help start the precipitation in Northern Washington as snow. Blaine and Bellingham both had enough to cover the ground and some locations reported up to two inches of the… Read story

An aerial view of Mammoth Mountain from above Mammoth Creek in Mammoth Lakes, California on Oct. 27, 2021. A new study paints a dire forecast for snowpack in the Sierra Nevada in the coming decades.

A ‘no snow’ California could come sooner than you think

An aerial view of Mammoth Mountain from above Mammoth Creek in Mammoth Lakes, California on Oct. 27, 2021. A new study paints a dire forecast for snowpack in the Sierra Nevada in the coming decades.

December 6, 2021, 6:02am Nation & World

It was 55 degrees and sunny Thursday at Sugar Bowl Resort, where the opening day of the 2021 ski season — already delayed because of warm weather — was still listed as “ TBD.” Read story

Sam Catrambone clears debris away from a friend's home, damaged by a tornado in Mullica Hill, New Jersey on Sept. 2, 2021 after record-breaking rainfall brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the area.

Scientists study lessons of recently ended 2021 hurricane season

Sam Catrambone clears debris away from a friend's home, damaged by a tornado in Mullica Hill, New Jersey on Sept. 2, 2021 after record-breaking rainfall brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the area.

December 6, 2021, 6:02am Nation & World

A blissfully quiet final few weeks in the Atlantic Basin marked the end of another record-breaking storm season that once again left South Florida unscathed. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Today looks like another gray December day

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

December 5, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Saturday got off to a chilly start, with early frost in the outlying areas. Clouds moved in after sunrise as a weak cold front approached the area, and we had some mist, drizzle and, around 4 p.m., light rain. Amounts were expected to be on the light side — about… Read story

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

Weather Eye: Wednesday’s 62-degree high set a record for Vancouver

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

December 2, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

Wednesday was another record breaker, with a 62-degree high temperature here in Vancouver. That surpassed the old record of 61 degrees set in 1958. Read story

Seattle’s wettest fall on record has already hit unsheltered people hard, and it could get worse

December 1, 2021, 7:44am Northwest

On one of this November’s cold and rainy days, Christopher Hammack sat outside of St. Vincent de Paul’s food bank in Georgetown with everything he owned — a box of ready-to-eat food, a backpack, bags and a bike. Read story

One man jumps on the back of car to try to keep the front from sinking further as others surround it, with the driver still aboard, that went into the flooded Nooksack River on Main Street, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Ferndale, Wash. The group of citizens went into the river and stopped the car from floating further or sinking, whose driver had gone past a road closed sign, then muscled it back onshore. No one was injured.

All eyes on Nooksack River as rain continues in Whatcom County

One man jumps on the back of car to try to keep the front from sinking further as others surround it, with the driver still aboard, that went into the flooded Nooksack River on Main Street, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Ferndale, Wash. The group of citizens went into the river and stopped the car from floating further or sinking, whose driver had gone past a road closed sign, then muscled it back onshore. No one was injured.

December 1, 2021, 7:39am Northwest

Residents and public officials were watching the Nooksack River in Everson, Sumas and other flood-stricken communities as persistent rain pushed the water toward flood stage for what could be a third time in two weeks. Read story