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

Weather Eye: Low-pressure trough brings cooler temperatures

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

June 6, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News

As expected, a cool trough of low pressure settled in Saturday, which brought about a quarter-inch of rain along our coastline and a trace to a few hundredths of an inch locally as of midday Saturday. Today, another impulse of moisture will reinforce the trough over us and bring showers… Read story

Central Oregon farmers struggle in drought

June 5, 2021, 9:38pm Northwest

Cate Havstad-Casad, co-owner of Havstad-Casad Family Farms in Jefferson County, didn’t hold back last week while speaking on a Zoom call with state representatives about the drought conditions affecting farmers in Jefferson County. Read story

In this photo provided by Tye and Melynda Small, they are seen standing with their 5-year-old daughter, Madalyn, in front of the ruins of their home in Otis, Oregon after the Echo Mountain Fire swept through, burning nearly 300 homes, in September, 2020. The Smalls had to take Madalyn back to their property to help her understand why they couldn't go home. Oregon's unprecedented wildfire season last fall burned 4,000 homes and more than 1 million acres in areas that aren't normally associated with wildfire. Experts say the 2020 wildfire season in Oregon was a taste of what lies ahead as climate change makes blazes more likely and more destructive even in wetter, cooler climates like the Pacific Northwest.

Oregon firestorms cautionary tale in worsening drought

In this photo provided by Tye and Melynda Small, they are seen standing with their 5-year-old daughter, Madalyn, in front of the ruins of their home in Otis, Oregon after the Echo Mountain Fire swept through, burning nearly 300 homes, in September, 2020. The Smalls had to take Madalyn back to their property to help her understand why they couldn't go home. Oregon's unprecedented wildfire season last fall burned 4,000 homes and more than 1 million acres in areas that aren't normally associated with wildfire. Experts say the 2020 wildfire season in Oregon was a taste of what lies ahead as climate change makes blazes more likely and more destructive even in wetter, cooler climates like the Pacific Northwest.

June 5, 2021, 9:07pm Northwest

Wildfire smoke was thick when Tye and Melynda Small went to bed on Labor Day, but they weren't too concerned. After all, they live in a part of Oregon where ferns grow from tree trunks and rainfall averages more than 6 feet a year. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Keep watering, gardeners, especially in this heat

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

June 3, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

It was a hot one on Tuesday, with a record 95 degrees here in Vancouver. What a way to welcome the first day of June. It was expected to be near 90 degrees Wednesday, which is still in the hot category. A cooling trend begins in earnest today and runs… Read story

June 1 marks the official beginning of 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

June 2, 2021, 6:05am Nation & World

Welcome to the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Read story

Tuesday weather brings year’s first 90-degree day, heat advisory in Columbia River Gorge

June 1, 2021, 7:37am Latest News

The first day of June will also be the Portland-Vancouver area’s first day this year with high temperatures reaching the 90s. Read story

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

Weather Eye: First 90-degree weather of year on way; rain chances slim

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

June 1, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

Wow! What a weekend. Beautiful weather with no complaints. It was perfect for any outside activity. Remembering the fallen is always nice under clear blue skies. A perfect day Monday honoring all of our veterans who gave their lives for this country. Read story

A member of the New Zealand Defense Force rescues a dog from floods as they assist a family with their evacuation near Ashburton in New Zealand's South Island, Sunday May 30, 2021. Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday, May 31, 2021 as heavy rainfall caused flooding in the Canterbury region. (Corp.

Hundreds evacuated, some by chopper, from New Zealand floods

A member of the New Zealand Defense Force rescues a dog from floods as they assist a family with their evacuation near Ashburton in New Zealand's South Island, Sunday May 30, 2021. Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday, May 31, 2021 as heavy rainfall caused flooding in the Canterbury region. (Corp.

May 31, 2021, 9:17am Nation & World

Several hundred people in New Zealand were evacuated from their homes Monday with some recounting dramatic helicopter rescues as heavy rain caused widespread flooding in the Canterbury region. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Dry May winds down as dry-looking June looms

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

May 30, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

This holiday weekend was certainly made to order weather-wise as strong high pressure reigns in the atmosphere. From the coast to the Cascades and beyond, sunny, blue skies and summer-like breezes were the mainstay. Read story

State issues drought advisory for most of Washington, including Clark County

May 27, 2021, 11:09am Latest News

The state Department of Ecology on Thursday issued a drought advisory for most of Washington, including all areas east of the Cascade Range, portions of southwest Washington and the Washington coast. Read story