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

Weather Eye: Full moon helps us say spooky goodbye to October

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

November 1, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

October went out pretty much like it arrived, with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Although Oct. 1 was 75 degrees, Saturday was 62 degrees but still about 4 degrees above average. It was excellent for all the Halloween events and the blue moon. The hunter’s full moon made its presence… Read story

Snow falls on the Public Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Boston.

Early snowfall blankets large section of northeast U.S.

Snow falls on the Public Garden, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Boston.

October 30, 2020, 2:42pm Nation & World

If you had snow in October on your 2020 bingo card, you’re a lucky winner. Read story

People walk along a sidewalk in New Orleans as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Zeta passed by the city, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Zeta batters Southeast after swamping Gulf Coast; 6 dead

People walk along a sidewalk in New Orleans as the outer eye wall of Hurricane Zeta passed by the city, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

October 29, 2020, 1:10pm Latest News

Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2 million homes and businesses without power in Atlanta and beyond after pounding New Orleans with winds and water that splintered homes and were blamed for at least three deaths. Read story

UN weather agency: Moderate to strong La Nina this year

October 29, 2020, 8:39am Nation & World

The La Nina climate phenomenon has developed and is expected to last into next year, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns across the world, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Quiz — did Vancouver reach 80 degrees this month?

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

October 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Do you think Vancouver officially reached 80 degrees this month? October is a quirky month so far. At the beginning we had eight straight days without measurable rain. And now, we have had nine consecutive days without rain. And yes, sandwiched between we measured 1.76 inches in the rain bucket.… Read story

Tourists walk past debris littering the street after Hurricane Zeta&#039;s landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico&#039;s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night.

Hurricane Zeta speeds toward a storm-weary Louisiana

Tourists walk past debris littering the street after Hurricane Zeta&#039;s landfall in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico&#039;s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night.

October 28, 2020, 3:43pm Nation & World

Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, pelting homes and businesses with rain and high winds, knocking out power to thousands and threatening to push up to 9 feet of sea water inland in a Gulf Coast region already pounded by multiple… Read story

A helicopter drops water as firefighters walk with drip torches to set a backfire against the Blue Ridge Fire on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills, Calif. Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking a blaze. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Calmer California winds help firefighters beat back 2 blazes

A helicopter drops water as firefighters walk with drip torches to set a backfire against the Blue Ridge Fire on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Chino Hills, Calif. Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in Southern California pulled the plug on just 30 customers to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from sparking a blaze. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 28, 2020, 9:25am Nation & World

Calmer weather on Wednesday allowed firefighters to beat back twin blazes that drove nearly 100,000 Southern California residents from their homes amid fierce winds and extremely dry conditions. Read story

Broken tree branches caused by strong winds from typhoon Molave lie on a deserted street in Da Nang, Vietnam Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Typhoon Malove sank a few fishing boats as it approached Vietnam&#039;s south central coast on Wednesday morning.

Strong typhoon slams Vietnam; at least 2 dead, 26 missing

Broken tree branches caused by strong winds from typhoon Molave lie on a deserted street in Da Nang, Vietnam Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Typhoon Malove sank a few fishing boats as it approached Vietnam&#039;s south central coast on Wednesday morning.

October 28, 2020, 9:16am Nation & World

Typhoon Molave slammed into Vietnam with destructive force Wednesday, killing at least two people and sinking two fishing boats with 26 crew members in what was feared to be the most powerful storm to hit the country in 20 years. Read story

Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Wind a risk as California fires keep tens of thousands away

Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 27, 2020, 1:16pm Nation & World

Crews tried to beat back two out-of-control wildfires in Southern California on Tuesday that have kept tens of thousands of people out of their homes even as another round of dangerous fire weather raises the risk for flames erupting across the state. Read story

Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico&#039;s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.

Gulf Coast braces, again, for hurricane as Zeta takes aim

Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A strengthening Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to become a hurricane Monday as it heads toward the eastern end of Mexico&#039;s resort-dotted Yucatan Peninsula and then likely move on for a possible landfall on the central U.S. Gulf Coast at midweek.

October 27, 2020, 11:12am Nation & World

Residents of the storm-pummeled Gulf Coast steeled themselves for yet another tropical weather strike Tuesday after Zeta raked across the Yucatan Peninsula on a track that forecasters said would likely bring it ashore south of New Orleans as a hurricane. Read story