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

Weather Eye: Next weekend could see a return to 100-degree highs

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

July 25, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

Summer keeps rolling along, my friends, and in good fashion. Our average mean temperature is running only 1.7 degrees above normal. Our warmest July high temperature so far, as of early Saturday afternoon, was 88 degrees. And we are almost through July, the hottest month of the year. Quite unusual.… Read story

After June's record-breaking heat wave, local trees and greenery are looking dry and scorched. But don't despair, said Vancouver urban forester Charles Ray. "Give it a season of good tree care and deep watering," he said.

Proper care can help stressed trees in Clark County weather dry times

After June's record-breaking heat wave, local trees and greenery are looking dry and scorched. But don't despair, said Vancouver urban forester Charles Ray. "Give it a season of good tree care and deep watering," he said.

July 25, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

As wildfires burn across the West, many are casting a wary eye toward sun-scorched trees right here. Read story

A hotshot hand crew walks in line during a wildfire in Topanga, west of Los Angeles, Monday, July 19, 2021. A brush fire scorched about 15 acres in Topanga today, initially threatening some structures before fire crews got the upper hand on the blaze, but one firefighter suffered an unspecified minor injury. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

New technology propels efforts to fight Western wildfires

A hotshot hand crew walks in line during a wildfire in Topanga, west of Los Angeles, Monday, July 19, 2021. A brush fire scorched about 15 acres in Topanga today, initially threatening some structures before fire crews got the upper hand on the blaze, but one firefighter suffered an unspecified minor injury. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

July 24, 2021, 6:15am Latest News

As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare. Read story

People stand behind the fire line as the flames spread through dry grasses at the Steptoe Canyon Fire Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Colton, Wash.

Western wildfires: Crews make progress on huge Oregon blaze

People stand behind the fire line as the flames spread through dry grasses at the Steptoe Canyon Fire Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Colton, Wash.

July 23, 2021, 11:50am Latest News

The nation's largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker winds helped reduce the spread of flames even as wildfires continued to threaten homes in neighboring California. Read story

The Cedar Creek fire near Winthrop has forced evacuations of hundreds of residents.

Washington town tops in U.S. poor air quality as fires continue to burn

The Cedar Creek fire near Winthrop has forced evacuations of hundreds of residents.

July 22, 2021, 4:19pm Latest News

The north-central Washington town of Winthrop temporarily had the worst air quality in the country Thursday as wildfires in the Methow Valley area continued to burn and prompt evacuations. Read story

Storm brought 250 lightning strikes to Inland Northwest

July 22, 2021, 7:55am Northwest

Officials were keeping an eye out for lightning fires Wednesday after some 250 strikes in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Clouds keep Vancouver’s temperatures well below average

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

July 22, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

It’s well into July, and we should be cloudless each day now. With the morning low clouds, Tuesday topped out at only 78 degrees, well below average. Read story

Staten Island Ferry commuters take in the view of lower Manhattan seen through haze, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West, including Oregon's Bootleg Fire, has wafted over large swaths of the eastern United States. David Lawrence, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the skies could be hazy for the next couple weeks.

Wildfires in West blowing ‘so much smoke’ into East Coast

Staten Island Ferry commuters take in the view of lower Manhattan seen through haze, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West, including Oregon's Bootleg Fire, has wafted over large swaths of the eastern United States. David Lawrence, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the skies could be hazy for the next couple weeks.

July 21, 2021, 1:40pm Latest News

Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West shrouded the sky and led to air quality alerts on parts of the East Coast on Wednesday as the effects of the blazes were felt 2,500 miles away. Read story

A man rides a bicycle through a flooded intersection in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces. The operation late Tuesday night in the city of Luoyang came after several people died in severe flooding in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, where residents were trapped in the subway system and left stranded at schools, apartments and offices.

China blasts dam to divert floods that killed at least 25

A man rides a bicycle through a flooded intersection in Zhengzhou in central China's Henan Province, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. China's military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces. The operation late Tuesday night in the city of Luoyang came after several people died in severe flooding in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou, where residents were trapped in the subway system and left stranded at schools, apartments and offices.

July 21, 2021, 12:15pm Nation & World

China’s military has blasted a dam to release floodwaters threatening one of its most heavily populated provinces, as the death toll in widespread flooding rose to at least 25. Read story

Staten Island ferry commuters walk past a view of the Statue of Liberty seen through haze, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West has wafted over large swaths of the eastern United States. The New York City sky was hazy with smoke from fires thousands of miles away. David Lawrence, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the skies could be hazy for the next couple weeks. Oregon's Bootleg fire is one of the many western fires are contributing to the thousands of miles of smoke.

Smoke from Pacific Northwest wildfires again fills skies over much of the nation

Staten Island ferry commuters walk past a view of the Statue of Liberty seen through haze, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. Smoke from wildfires across the U.S. West has wafted over large swaths of the eastern United States. The New York City sky was hazy with smoke from fires thousands of miles away. David Lawrence, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the skies could be hazy for the next couple weeks. Oregon's Bootleg fire is one of the many western fires are contributing to the thousands of miles of smoke.

July 20, 2021, 7:23pm Nation & World

Shrouds of smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest again are congesting the skies over much of the nation — and they are forecast to persist at least well into Wednesday. Read story