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Rescuers try to recover a truck that slided off road during a heavy snowfall in Viborg, central Jutland, Denmark, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2024. Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a second day in a row, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The weather -&ndash; cold with snow and gale-force winds -- has disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic region, with several bridges closed and some train and ferry services suspended.

Extreme cold grips Nordic countries as floods hit western Europe

Rescuers try to recover a truck that slided off road during a heavy snowfall in Viborg, central Jutland, Denmark, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2024. Temperatures have fallen below minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Nordic region for a second day in a row, with the coldest January temperature recorded in Swedish Lapland in 25 years. The weather -&ndash; cold with snow and gale-force winds -- has disrupted transportation throughout the Nordic region, with several bridges closed and some train and ferry services suspended.

January 3, 2024, 7:34am Nation & World

Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and at least one death. Read story

A man walks by the Allas Sea Pool, in Southern Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Finland and Sweden have recorded this winter&rsquo;s cold records on Tuesday as a temperatures plummeted to over minus 40 degrees as a result of a cold spell prevailing in the Nordic region.

Cold spell in Finland and Sweden sends temperature below minus 40

A man walks by the Allas Sea Pool, in Southern Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Finland and Sweden have recorded this winter&rsquo;s cold records on Tuesday as a temperatures plummeted to over minus 40 degrees as a result of a cold spell prevailing in the Nordic region.

January 2, 2024, 7:49am Nation & World

Finland and Sweden recorded their coldest temperatures of the winter Tuesday when thermometers plummeted as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) as a cold spell grips the Nordic region. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Last year was drier and warmer than average

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

January 2, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Happy New Year! The first day of the year was quiet weather-wise with partly sunny skies and for once some blue skies and seasonal temperatures. Pretty mundane for us weather forecasters. But that is all right because I’m sure we will have some active weather in the year ahead. Read story

Waves smash against a sea wall next to homes along the California coast in Malibu Beach, Calif., on Friday. Back-to-back storms off the Pacific Ocean will bring rain and snow to Southern California this week, along with the potential for another round of big waves.

Rain, snow and possibly big waves headed for Southern California

Waves smash against a sea wall next to homes along the California coast in Malibu Beach, Calif., on Friday. Back-to-back storms off the Pacific Ocean will bring rain and snow to Southern California this week, along with the potential for another round of big waves.

January 1, 2024, 5:40pm Nation & World

Back-to-back storms off the Pacific Ocean will bring rain and snow to Southern California this week, along with the potential for another round of big waves. Read story

The Los Angeles skyline in early December. A no-burn order is in effect for a swath of Southern California.

Ban on fires extended amid poor air quality caused, in part, by people ignoring the burn ban

The Los Angeles skyline in early December. A no-burn order is in effect for a swath of Southern California.

December 31, 2023, 5:46am Nation & World

Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Weather isn’t much to write home about

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

December 30, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

“Dear Family. Thought I would jot a short note back home although the local weatherman said there wasn’t anything to write home about. It has been pretty quiet out here in Washington state and Vancouver. The calendar says it is December and today is almost New Year’s Eve. Not much… Read story

Waves smash against a home along the California coast in Malibu Beach, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding.

Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California

Waves smash against a home along the California coast in Malibu Beach, Calif. on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding.

December 29, 2023, 12:40pm Latest News

Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in one of California's coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Chance of light rain or showers continues

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

December 28, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

The final full moon of 2023 was Tuesday this week and is known as the Cold Moon. Skies were partially clear when it rose around 4:30 p.m. and could be seen for a short while before clouds and showers moved in. I always try to catch a glimpse of the… Read story

High surf warnings issued for West Coast

December 27, 2023, 3:18pm Latest News

The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life-threatening. Read story

A fallen tree lays across a camping trailer near the Gold Coast, Australia Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. At least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday.

Wild weather leaves at least 10 dead in Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials say

A fallen tree lays across a camping trailer near the Gold Coast, Australia Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. At least nine people have died in wild weather in the Australian eastern states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday.

December 27, 2023, 7:44am Nation & World

Wild weather has left at least 10 people dead in the eastern Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday. Read story