After two weeks of subfreezing temperatures, snowfall, and even sleet and freezing rain for folks living in Bellingham and near the Columbia River Gorge, a major pattern change towards warmer and wetter weather is in store for us. Although I like the cold (and LOVE the snow that sometimes comes with it), I’m excited to transition back to a much more active pattern that promises to bring gobs of snow to the mountains, heavy rain to the lowlands, and blustery winds just about everywhere.
Thursday Looking A Little Snowy For Some, Downright Nasty for Others
It now appears as though Portland will experience a significant winter storm tomorrow, with gusty winds, a few inches of snow, and a changeover to sleet and freezing rain in the evening. Over Seattle, I believe we could see a trace to two inches of snow Thursday night before precipitation changes to rain early Friday morning, […]
Should Seattle Close Its Parks During Windstorms?
There’s nothing a Pacific Northwest meteorologist likes more than a big windstorm. Flooding rains are interesting, but they make for terrible skiing (something many meteorologists like to do!) and are not nearly as vicious and intense as a windstorm. Snowstorms are awesome because they are so rare, and there’s nothing more beautiful than Seattle with […]
Sunday Windstorm Review
Pi Day 2016 4:55 pm I apologize for not being in the blogosphere yesterday – I was up at Alpental introducing 5-year-olds to poles. I taught lessons up there this year on the weekends and had a spectacular time, and I’d highly recommend anybody who loves kids and skiing to consider teaching ski lessons up […]
Brief Southeast Sucker Review
Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:00 pm That “Southeast Sucker” I blogged about last night stormed ashore early this morning, and delivered a sucker punch to a wider area of the region than I initially forecast. The system actually ended up coming a little closer to our region than the models showed, so the I-5 corridor […]
The Southeast Sucker!
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:09 pm Meteorologists used to have very interesting names for different types of weather. I was introduced to the famed “Pineapple Express” back in elementary school, when it rained 5.02 inches at Sea-Tac during one incredibly rainy 5th grade day. Unfortunately, Pineapple Express seems to have fallen out of favor among […]
Windstorm Update
Monday, November 16, 2015 4:44 pm It’s looking more and more like a significant windstorm may be in the works. The models are not as bullish about this storm as they were yesterday morning, but they are still showing very strong winds with widespread power outages possible. Charge your devices tonight! Water Vapor Image Taken […]
Damaging Windstorm Possible This Tuesday
Sunday, November 15, 2015 1:00 pm Wow, we have a lot to talk about. It’s been a very long time since the weather has been this exciting! Credit: WSDOT Flickr Page First off, the rain has died down around Western Washington and most rivers have receded below flood stage. The Snohomish River at Snohomish, The Skokomish […]
The Most Intense Summer Storm on Record
Monday, August 31, 2015 1:14 pm I’ll just cut to the chase here… Saturday’s storm destroyed my weather station at our house on Whidbey Island. Before the storm, there were three cups on the anemometer. Now, there are two, and the station is not reporting. It was never very reliable anyway, but now it is […]
In With The Rains, Out With The Flames
Friday, August 28, 2015 11:36 pm Most of our wildfires are actually started by lightning, but that doesn’t mean you can have a tannerite party during a red flag warning., Hey everybody! I’m finally back from summer camp, and while I had an amazing time there, I am very excited to sleep in my own […]