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El Nino and La Nina JPL — Sea surface heights (SSH) during El Nino (1997) and La Nina (1999).
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Stormy Weather To Continue For California
Freezing Rain Out, Flooding Rain In
Tuesday Snow Update
Arctic Outbreak and Lowland Snow Expected This Week For Western Washington
A Very Tricky Snow Forecast Today, More Snow Possible Later This Week
Active Weather Returns To the Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Storm Train Is Here
Summer’s Grand Finale
Summer Weather Persists Next Week, But End In Sight
Major Fire Breaks Out Near Skykomish, WA
Critical Fire Weather Now Occurring for SW Washington and Western Oregon
Dangerous Heat for California and Desert SW Through Early Next Week
Dry Lightning Storm Ignites New Fires
The Weather of New York City
Significant Heat Wave To Impact Pacific Northwest This Week
Hot Sunday and Monday, Then Some Relief
Historic Flooding In Yellowstone National Park
Cold and Wet For Memorial Day Weekend
La Nina and Our Cool, Wet Spring
Lowland Snow Tonight? It’s Possible For SW Washington and NW Oregon
La Nina Persists In Pacific
My Stroll Through Azalea Way
Beautiful Weekend, Rain and Mountain Snow Arrive Midweek
Despite Calm Pattern, Snowpack Near Average For Pacific Northwest
Punxsutawney Phil Was Wrong: Springtime Warmth Expected for Western US
Calm Through Next Week, But La Nina Pattern Returns By End of Month
Why Does Seattle Have So Many Potholes Right Now?
Atmospheric Rivers and Rainshadows
A Review of the December 2021 Arctic Blast and January 2022 Snow/Flooding
Quick Arctic Blast/Snow Update
Brutal Cold To End 2021, White Christmas Possible
Record-Setting Tornado Outbreak Devastates South and Midwest
My Skagit River Flooding Adventure, The Week’s Forecast, and Mountain Snow In The Extended
Two Strong Atmospheric Rivers to Bring Major Flooding To Western Washington
Gobs of Mountain Snow This Week
A Review of the Bomb Cyclone & Quick Look Ahead
Stormier Pattern Arriving Next Weekend?
Cool and Wet for the Foreseeable Future
Friday-Sunday Storm Update
Fire Season Ends for Pacific Northwest This Weekend
Another Record Heat Wave This Week
Dry Streaks To End Friday?
Wildfire Outlook Update
A Review of the June 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave
Record Heat Increasingly Likely Next Weekend!
Cool/Wet Weather This Week, T-Storms Possible This Weekend & Early Next Week
Record Heat Tuesday, Cool and Rainy By The Weekend
Very Low Tides This Weekend, Record Temperatures Early Next Week?
Drought Relief For The Inland NW This Week
Beautiful Thunderheads Over The Cascades and Eastern Oregon Today
The “Anti-Blob:” Cool, Nutrient Rich Waters Off the West Coast
Spring Heatwave Wednesday, Much Cooler with Showers Thursday and Friday
Portland’s Driest Spring On Record
Record Lows This Morning, 80s Next Weekend?
Ample Cascade Snowpack, A Stubborn La Nina, And The Week’s Forecast
The Showers and Sunbreaks of Spring
Splendid Weather Wednesday, But Rain Returns Thursday Evening
Major Snowstorm and Icestorm Increasingly Likely for Western Washington and NW Oregon
How The Rockies Protect The West From Arctic Outbreaks
Lowland Snow Review
Snow Likely In the Air, Unlikely on the Ground Sunday & Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning
A Review of the January 12-13, 2021 Windstorm
Why Do The Latest Sunrises Occur After The Winter Solstice?
La Nina Pattern To Begin 2021
Solstice Snowstorm Review, Plus a Quick Christmas Forecast
Rainier Pattern Arrives Tuesday
Ridges, Inversions, and East Winds
Friday Storm Update: Models Dramatically Weaker, Windstorm NOT Expected
Friday Storm Update – Strong Winds Likely For the Coast, Less Certain Inland
Active Pattern Next Two Weeks, Major Storm Possible on Friday
Mountain Snow Season Arrives Friday, Eta To Bring Catastrophic Flooding To Nicaragua/Honduras
Perfect Halloween Weather
Cold Outbreak/California Fire Review, and a Hurricane Zeta Update
Colder Weather Arrives Friday, First Mountain Snows, and Critical California Wildfire Danger
Blob The Third
Calmer Pattern Begins Wednesday
La Nina Looking Likely For This Winter
Mountain Waves, Jet Streams, and a Puget Sound Convergence Zone
Cool Satellite Loop Today
An Atmospheric River To Start Autumn
Very Warm This Week, Hot By Sunday?
Surprise Thunderstorms Cap Off A Record Heat Wave
Record Heat This Weekend
Seasonable Summer Weather Expected For Next Two Weeks
Nice Sunset Tonight!
Cool Eddy off Vancouver Island Coast Today!
“Godzilla” Saharan Dust Storm Heads Towards US
Another Cold and Wet Weekend Expected
Cold Core Funnel Clouds Possible Through Early Evening
Juneuary Ends Wednesday and a Review of the Damascus Tornado
Hot Week Ahead, With Possible Thunderstorms Friday Night/Saturday
2020 Fire Weather Outlook
Heat Wave Later This Week!
The Return of The Blob
Have Travel Restrictions Improved Our Air Quality?
Rain Arrives Wednesday
A Beautiful Sunset With Mountain Waves
Drizzle Tuesday Night/Wednesday, Sunny and Warm Thursday/Friday
Comparing The Coronavirus Recession to the Great Depression

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