Good morning everybody! In some ways, this summer and last summer are polar opposites. Last summer, we saw heat wave after heat wave throughout June and July, and this, coupled with a historically poor snowpack from the previous winter, led to water shortages throughout the region and extremely high fire danger throughout much of the […]
Thermal Troughs, Adiabatic Processes, And A Warm End To The Week
Good evening everybody! Today was beautiful! Most locations around Western Washington got into the upper 70s to lower 80s, and some areas east of the crest got much warmer! The Dalles was 96 degrees at 5 pm, but Buoy 46026 off the Columbia River was only 58. The Pacific Ocean sure cools things off! As […]
New Quarter, Old Weather
Monday, March 26, 2012 10:34 A.M. UW Quad: 3/22/2012 UW Quad: 3/24/2012 Both of these photos were taken from http://seattlejapanesegardencommunityblog.blogspot.com/. It’s a new quarter at UW. It’s springtime in the northern hemisphere. The cherry blossons in the Quad are blooming. And, as of 10:47 A.M., the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up precisely 129.00 points. Everything […]
Tomorrow Will be the Warmest Day for Several Months
Tuesday, October 17, 2011 4:04 P.M. That was a bold title, and I may end up eating my own words at some point in the next couple weeks. Nevertheless, I firmly believe that tomorrow will be the warmest day until spring of next year. One commonly associates low pressure with cloudy, rainy, and sometimes downright […]
