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

Weather Eye: Weekend weather should be ideal for summer activities

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

July 27, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Picture perfect weather continues and with highs in the 80- to 85-degree range through the weekend. You may have heard that hotter weather is on the horizon next week. Yes, I believe highs could approach 90 degrees, but I don’t see any excessive heat. Read story

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers wade along floodwaters caused by Typhoon Doksuri as they search for residents to evacuate to higher grounds in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines on Wednesday July 26, 2023. Typhoon Doksuri ripped off tin roofs from homes, engulfed low-lying villages in flood, knocked down power and displaced more than 12,000 people Wednesday as it smashed into a small island and lashed northern Philippine provinces overnight with ferocious wind and rain, officials said.

Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 6 dead and displaces thousands in the northern Philippines

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers wade along floodwaters caused by Typhoon Doksuri as they search for residents to evacuate to higher grounds in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines on Wednesday July 26, 2023. Typhoon Doksuri ripped off tin roofs from homes, engulfed low-lying villages in flood, knocked down power and displaced more than 12,000 people Wednesday as it smashed into a small island and lashed northern Philippine provinces overnight with ferocious wind and rain, officials said.

July 26, 2023, 8:37am Nation & World

Typhoon Doksuri blew ashore in a cluster of islands and lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least two people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off rural houses, flooded low-lying villages and toppled trees, officials said. Read story

In this image provide by NOAA, a turtle swims near coral, some partially white or pink, that are signs of bleaching, at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023. Scientists have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida -- coral bleaching and some death.

South Florida waters hit hot tub level and may have set world record for warmest seawater

In this image provide by NOAA, a turtle swims near coral, some partially white or pink, that are signs of bleaching, at Cheeca Rocks off the coast of Islamorada, Fla., on July 23, 2023. Scientists have seen devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida -- coral bleaching and some death.

July 26, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World

The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot tub levels — two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever measured, although some questions about the reading remain. Read story

Flames burn in a field in Capaci, near Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. On the island of Sicily, two people were found dead Tuesday in a home burned by a wildfire that temporarily shut down Palermo's international airport, according to Italian news reports. Regional officials said 55 fires were active on Sicily, amid temperatures in the 40s Celsius.

Deadly wildfires across the Mediterranean destroy homes, threaten nature reserves

Flames burn in a field in Capaci, near Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. On the island of Sicily, two people were found dead Tuesday in a home burned by a wildfire that temporarily shut down Palermo's international airport, according to Italian news reports. Regional officials said 55 fires were active on Sicily, amid temperatures in the 40s Celsius.

July 26, 2023, 8:02am Nation & World

Major fires raging in parts of Greece and in other Mediterranean countries advanced Wednesday, causing additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. Read story

Firefighters battle the Newell Road fire in Klickitat County. The wildfire started July 21 and has burned nearly 60,000 acres.

WA officials warn of peak of wildfire season, expect more blazes

Firefighters battle the Newell Road fire in Klickitat County. The wildfire started July 21 and has burned nearly 60,000 acres.

July 26, 2023, 7:51am Latest News

Washington is entering the peak of wildfire season and state officials warn — as one major fire burns in Klickitat County — that the danger is increasing and more fires are likely to ignite. Read story

Flooding closes part of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport concourse

July 25, 2023, 2:26pm Northwest

Flooding has closed part of a concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Read story

FILE - A woman fans herself in Madrid, Spain, July 10, 2023. A new study Tuesday, July 25, finds these intense and deadly hot spells gripping much of the globe in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have occurred without climate change.

Climate change leaves fingerprints on July heat waves around the globe, study says

FILE - A woman fans herself in Madrid, Spain, July 10, 2023. A new study Tuesday, July 25, finds these intense and deadly hot spells gripping much of the globe in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have occurred without climate change.

July 25, 2023, 8:01am Nation & World

The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air. Read story

Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.

Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations

Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.

July 25, 2023, 7:42am Nation & World

A third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 C (104 F) across parts of the country Tuesday following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. Read story

A view of a burnt house and forest, in Bouira, 100 km from Algiers, Algeria, Monday, July 24, 2023. Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed at least 25 people, including soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday.

Wildfires across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers who were battling the flames

A view of a burnt house and forest, in Bouira, 100 km from Algiers, Algeria, Monday, July 24, 2023. Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed at least 25 people, including soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday.

July 25, 2023, 7:36am Nation & World

Wildfires raging across Algeria have killed 25 people, including 10 soldiers trying to get the flames under control in the face of high winds and scorching summer temperatures, government ministries said Monday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Typical warm July days return after cooldown

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

July 25, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

After a brief cooldown Monday that was expected, we are looking at pleasant weather this week with afternoon temperatures in the 80–85-degree range. Can’t ask for anything better than that, can you? Read story