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

Weather Eye: Sun will shine on Easter, but April showers ahead

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

March 28, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

We are getting close. Yay, the weekend is in sight and despite cloudy skies and showers today I see beyond the overcast as sunshine arrives in time for Easter weekend. We’ll give a thumbs-up to the month of March for departing on such a bright and worthy note. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Stormy time ahead, but Easter weekend should shine

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

March 26, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Stormy weather ahead folks. A juicy weather system will approach later this evening and continue to pound the region with a good amount of rain and breezy conditions as well on Wednesday. A cold pool of air following the front will keep showers going on Thursday with a chance of… Read story

Tractors are parked in market square during &ldquo;a food march&rdquo; in Kuopio, Finland, Friday, as farmers protest against perceived inequalities in food production profits.

Major European nature protection plan stumbles at final hurdle

Tractors are parked in market square during &ldquo;a food march&rdquo; in Kuopio, Finland, Friday, as farmers protest against perceived inequalities in food production profits.

March 25, 2024, 5:44pm Nation & World

A major European Union plan to better protect nature in the 27-nation bloc and fight climate change was indefinitely postponed Monday, underscoring how farmers’ protests sweeping the continent have had a deep influence on politics. Read story

A man walks his dog down Main Street in Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, March 23, 2024. New England is battling a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow across the region Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected in ski county, but mostly rain, wind and possible flooding in southern areas and along the coast.

Storm threatens snow in the Midwest, thunder in the South. Other parts of the US dig out

A man walks his dog down Main Street in Brattleboro, Vt., on Saturday, March 23, 2024. New England is battling a mix of wind, rain, sleet and heavy snow across the region Saturday with more than a foot of snow expected in ski county, but mostly rain, wind and possible flooding in southern areas and along the coast.

March 25, 2024, 8:34am Nation & World

A major spring storm threatened parts of the central U.S. on Monday with heavy snow in its northern reaches and thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in the South. Read story

FILE - A couple takes a selfie with cherry blossoms at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, March 29, 2023. The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday, March 21, 2024.

NOAA predicts drama-free spring weatherwise in U.S.

FILE - A couple takes a selfie with cherry blossoms at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, March 29, 2023. The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too rainy or too dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday, March 21, 2024.

March 23, 2024, 6:07am Nation & World

The United States can expect a nice spring break from past too-rainy or too-dry extremes, federal meteorologists predicted Thursday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Our rain gauges will get filled up for the rest of March

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

March 23, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Let’s begin by reviewing last month’s rainfall around the area from your friends and neighbors: Bob Starr, Cougar, 12.15 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.58 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 3.89 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights, 6.11 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.04 inches; Bob Mode, Minnehaha, 3.69 inches; Irv St.… Read story

An Amtrak train pulls into the Vancouver station on Feb. 7.

Amtrak said slides that blocked tracks earlier this year were ‘south of Kelso’ — in Felida

An Amtrak train pulls into the Vancouver station on Feb. 7.

March 22, 2024, 7:40am Business

When a series of landslides interrupted Amtrak’s service in Southwest Washington between December and February, the company described the location of the slides as “south of Kelso.” Read story

FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, on Aug. 17, 2022. Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found.

Climate study: Scientist links ‘weather shocks’ to rising inflation

FILE - Shoppers buy food in a supermarket in London, on Aug. 17, 2022. Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found.

March 21, 2024, 7:27pm Nation & World

Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. Read story

Children in winter coats line up to get into a school bus Thursday in Bismarck, N.D.

Spring brings snow to northern states after mild winter

Children in winter coats line up to get into a school bus Thursday in Bismarck, N.D.

March 21, 2024, 3:45pm Nation & World

After a season with very little snow, a blast of snowy weather could dump a foot or more in some northern states, just as spring officially arrives. Read story

Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Shenandoah National Park near Luray, Va. on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Officials say crews are battling scores of wildfires around Virginia, including a fire affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park.

Crews battle scores of wildfires in Virginia, including a blaze in Shenandoah National Park

Smoke fills the sky from a wildfire in Shenandoah National Park near Luray, Va. on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Officials say crews are battling scores of wildfires around Virginia, including a fire affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park.

March 21, 2024, 8:44am Nation & World

Crews were battling scores of wildfires around Virginia on Thursday, including a fire affecting hundreds of acres at Shenandoah National Park, amid an elevated fire risk, officials said. Read story