Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Summer 2022 is one that Pacific Northwest seasonal forecasters would like to have back. On the heels of a very wet and cool spring, and with La Nina conditions persisting in the Tropical Pacific, forecasters favored near or slightly below-average temperatures this summer. Instead, we’ve had well-above-average temperatures ever since late June, with an astonishing […]
I’m writing this blog from a hotel in Greenwich Village in New York City! I flew in here on Wednesday afternoon to spend a few days in the city before going to the Hamptons Jazz Festival on Long Island, a summer-long jazz festival hosting some of the biggest names in jazz. Unfortunately, I was feeling […]
Not many people know that March, on average, is nearly as snowy as February for most of the Cascades and Olympics. Snoqualmie Pass, for example, averages 72 inches for February vs 71.7 inches for March. Yes, March does have an unfair advantage in terms of length, but with days rapidly becoming longer, storms becoming weaker, […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 6:02 pm A view of foggy Snoqualmie Pass from Chair 2, Alpental. Credit: ME! When I talk about snow in the Cascades, I often tend to focus on Snoqualmie Pass. This is probably because this is where I have skied most of my life (particularly Alpental), but Snoqualmie Pass is also […]
Saturday, October 24, 2015 8:09 pm Visible satellite image of Hurricane Patricia at record intensity approaching the Western Mexico Coast. Taken October 23, 2015. Credit: NASA Terra/MODIS Satellite Patricia was the deepest cyclone ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere. Deeper than Wilma, deeper than Katrina, deeper than Camille, and far deeper than Sandy (all these storms […]
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 6:02 pm Hey everybody, I actually just produced a winter weather outlook for WeatherOn, and you can find it here. Long story short, our weak El Nino played a major role in my forecast, and the previous existence of the “Blob” did to a lesser extent. Snow in Eugene Enjoy! Charlie
Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:19 p.m. People always want to know what the upcoming late autumn and winter weather will be like. Of course, it’s impossible to predict individual storms so far out in advance (but that doesn’t make the Old Farmer’s Almanac any less entertaining), but it is certainly possible to make some general […]
Friday, April 12, 2013 2:57 PM If any of you ever watched a certain t.v. show that’s about more than just card games, you are familiar with the picture above. We need to work together more as a society in general. I mean, look at Congress. The rifts between the Democratic and Republican Parties are […]
Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:59 A.M. Finding Waldo took me about 15 seconds. I guess I just got lucky. But finding truthful, scientifically-accurate sites about global warming and climate change? Yikes. I’m still looking. Thankfully, there are quite a few sites out there that have pretty darn good information and are scientifically sound. For me, […]
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 9:17 P.M. It’s El Niño–Southern Oscillation… …For Dummies! Let me first start out by saying no copyright infringement is intended. I know that doesn’t change anything, but it makes people less likely to sue you for “stealing intellectual property.” Nobody likes a thief, but people are generally kinder to thieves with good […]
