Weather & Climate

People cross a street under heavy rain in Los Angeles, California on Oct. 25, 2021. (Frederic J.

October’s torrential rains brought some drought relief, but California’s big picture still bleak

November 15, 2021, 6:02am Nation & World

When a fierce early-season storm drenched parts of Northern California last month, some experts said it was in the nick of time. Read story

Third-busiest hurricane season in history winds down

November 14, 2021, 6:05am Nation & World

An active hurricane season that saw North America peppered with landfalls appears to have fizzled out early, with forecasters saying they don’t expect any more storms. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Experts’ predictions for this winter: Cooler, wetter

November 14, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Saturday was a typical November day, foggy and cold. To me, it kind of felt like an early December day. Both November and December can see several days of dense fog; if it is freezing, we see lots of white frost and rime ice. Read story

The Washougal River was running high Friday morning while all of Clark County is under a Flood Watch.

‘Atmospheric river’ douses drought in Clark County

November 12, 2021, 5:45pm Clark County News

Western Washington has received so much rain over the last two months that the drought conditions that plagued the area over the summer have been erased. The pattern continued Friday when an “atmospheric river” — a long, narrow band of moisture — dropped more rain on soggy Clark County. Read story

In this photo provided by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department, a fire engine is surrounded by rising waters in Otis, Ore., Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard has used two helicopters to rescue about 50 people from rising waters at an RV park on the Oregon Coast Friday as heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest prompted warnings of floods and landslides. (Sgt.

Rain, floods prompt Coast Guard rescues in Pacific Northwest

November 12, 2021, 1:35pm Latest News

The U.S. Coast Guard has used two helicopters to rescue about 50 people from rising waters at an RV park on the Oregon Coast Friday as heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest prompted warnings of floods and landslides. Read story

Weather Eye: Vancouver’s perfectly wet November continues

November 11, 2021, 6:06am Clark County News

A big thank you to all of our veterans out there today. This is your day to be recognized for your faithful service to our country. I wish the weather was going to be better for you, but it will be rainy and blustery. We may even throw in a… Read story

Jerry Brown focuses on saving California forests from fires

FILE - Former California Gov. Jerry Brown, center, and former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, second from right, tour the Camp-fire ravaged Paradise Elementary School in Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 14, 2018. Brown has called California's mega fires "the new abnormal" as climate change turns the state warmer and drier. With the help of Ken Pimlott, the former chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Brown convened a group at his rural Colusa County ranch in September 2021, to discuss what could be done to save California's forests.

November 10, 2021, 2:34pm Nation & World

As smoke lingered in the air amid another destructive California wildfire season, former Gov. Jerry Brown invited a group to his ranch for an urgent conversation: What more could be done to save California’s forests from wildfires? Read story