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Monday, March 14, 2011 12:22 A.M. I like weather. I’ll update this blog soon.

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Arctic Air Next Week?
High Pressure, Inversions, and Fog
What a Convergence Zone!
Statistics From The Past Storm and Thanksgiving Travel Woes
One Storm Down, Another To Go
Snow in the Mountains
Thin Band of Heavy Rain
Storm Looking Even Bigger
Major Storm On Tuesday
A Snow Non-Event
Snow Looking a Bit More Likely
Moderate Rain Now, Lumpy Rain Friday, and Heavy Rain Tuesday
A Response to the Deniers of Anthropogenic Global Warming
The Convergence Zone that Keeps on Giving
Yesterday’s Weather, Turning Colder
The Perfecter Storm
Cut-Off Low
A Difficult Forecast
Seattle Snow?
A Little Bit of Mountain Snow, and Possible Excitement in the Extended?
The Big Nor’Easter
October 2011 (19)
Mt. Rainier Weather
Different Types of Fog
Long Term Cold Snap?
Another La Nina Update
Change is in the Air
Autumn in the Pacific Northwest
Tomorrow Will be the Warmest Day for Several Months
The Vostok, Antarctica Ice Cores
The GFS Superensemble!
Latest on Seasonal Forecast
Heavy Showers
Storm!
Mountain Snowfall Forecast Gaining More Credibility
First Significant Mountain Snowfall?
“Unsettled” Weather
Cool Coastal Radar Picture!
La Nina Update
More Resolution Info, and a “Special Weather Statement”
University of Washington Models, and Stormy Early Next Week?
September 2011 (17)
Similar Forecast, and Variations in Temperature and Precipitation
Nice for now, but Rain is on the way
Not Much to Talk About
Storm Today, and then Seasonable Weather
Morning Update
Weekend and Next Week
Monday Storm
The Coastal Radar is Up!
Updated Forecast, Heavy Rain on Monday?
Mostly Dry This Week, Wet Next Week, and Watermelons
Green Flash
Getting warmer next week!
Storm Update
First “major” storm of the year
Tropical vs. Extratropical Cyclones
Double-Dip La Nina!
Pattern Change!
August 2011 (4)
Tranquil Weather to Continue
Mirages!
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
Our Natural Air Conditioning and Marine Push
July 2011 (2)
A Period of Nice Weather
In Europe
June 2011 (5)
No Change in the Extended
Sunny, then Wet
Another Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Trending Warmer
Warmer this weekend!
May 2011 (3)
A Rather Cool and Unsettled Pattern
Tornadoes of 2011
Quick Update
April 2011 (1)
I’m still here!
March 2011 (8)
Long-term Forecast Uncertain
The Warm Day Came!
A Warm Day is Coming!
Short Weather Forecast , Nuclear Power, and Japan Tsunami
Nuclear Energy
(no title) Tuesday March 16
Storms
A Late-Night Update
February 2011 (4)
Snow Still Be Comin’
Snow is coming!!!
Tranquil Weather
Huge Midwest Storm!!!
January 2011 (5)
Drier!
A Note About Snow and looking ahead
Our Dilemma
To Be Or Not To Be?
A Major Snow Event?
2010 (56)
December 2010 (2)
Pineapple Express
Flooding?
November 2010 (7)
A Little Bit Of Light Snow This Morning, Then Changing To Rain
Visibility
Midnight Update
Yes, I failed!!!
Snow chances today and tomorrow
The Truth About Snow
Charlie Phillips’ LAWES (Likelihood of an Arctic Weather Episode with Snow) scale
October 2010 (22)
Putting that Big Midwest Storm in Perspective
And… Storm Season is Underway!
Big Coastal Storm on the Way!
Storm Details Uncertain
It’s Gonna Get Bad, but Where and How Stormy?
Pacific Storm Train Update
Pacific Storm Train Ramping Up?
What is El Nino Southern Oscillation? (ENSO)
August 2009
July 2009
June 2009
February – May 2009 (Sporadic Forecasts)
January 2009
December 2008 (Lots of snow discussions!)
October 2008
September 2008
May 2008
April 2008
Memorable Weather Experiences
Floods in the Pacific Northwest
A Wet Weekend
This Winter Could Be Devastating
September 2010 (8)
Guess who’s back, back again
The Next Storm to Watch
Tropical Moisture – A Weather Model’s Worst Enemy
Our forecast and the hurricane season in the Atlantic
Some more recent storms
How our strongest storms form
Historical Windstorms of the Pacific Northwest
The Art of Inconsistency
August 2010 (1)
Hurricane Earl, Long-Range Pacific Northwest Weather Forecast
July 2010 (2)
Well into Summer
Finally getting warmer
June 2010 (1)
I’m back!
April 2010 (2)
Storm on the Way
Weak storm coming
March 2010 (3)
Another Big Storm and Tons of Snow in the Mountains
お！　そうですね！　(O! Soodesune!)
(no title) Wednesday March 3
February 2010 (2)
Return to a Rainier Pattern
More on the Misconceptions of Global Warming
January 2010 (6)
(no title) Sunday January 31
More severe weather down south, calm up north
Wet and Warm
Possible End to Split Flow Next Week?
Why are we drier and warmer than normal during El Nino years?
Refreshing Rain to Start 2010
2009 (38)
December 2009 (13)
New Year and a New Pattern
Not much going on
Global Warming Misconceptions
Not much to talk about
Heavy Showers Now
Don’t get too excited
No snow
(no title) Saturday December 12
Updated Forecast
Snow?!?!?!
Here comes the cold (dadadada) + What’s up with Probcast?
I’m back! And here’s a discussion on the cold/snow
Sorry
November 2009 (16)
Wet but Calm
Benign Weather Week Ahead
So… What Happened?
Update on Surface Low
An Intense Low and SNOW!!!
Calming Down a Little
Olympics about to be hammered… and more snow for the Cascades
More Rain and Wind
Quick Update – Winds not looking as strong
Woohoo!
Updated Pineapple Express Forecast + Snow to Surprisingly Low Elevations
Flooding Next Week?
Instability
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Quick Update On the Extended
Stress-free Weather/A Note on Atmospheric Thickness
October 2009 (9)
Halloween Forecast!
Flooding Thursday into Friday
Even more inconsistencies
oh boy
A Quick Update
Inconsistency in the Models
Flooding?
A Consistent Pattern
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The Substation Fire Slows Its Advance
Getting Toasty This Week!
McRidge – The End Is Near
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At Last, Rain Is In The Forecast!
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Warmest Day Of The Year Tomorrow!
Summer’s Last Hurrah?
Turning Up The Heat Again!
Relief On The Way, But More Heat Next Week
Record Heat Today
A Very Hot Week!
Thermal Troughs, Adiabatic Processes, And A Warm End To The Week
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Warmest Temperatures of the Year To Arrive This Weekend
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Another Beautiful Week On Tap
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Why Such a Hot Summer?
Relief in Sight For Firefighters
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A Record Heat Wave, but only for Minimums
Last Warm Day for a While
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Bye Bye Dry Streak
It’s Been 50 Days…
Summer Starts July 5th
Tomorrow Will be the Warmest Day for Several Months
Getting warmer next week!
Warmer this weekend!
The Warm Day Came!
A Warm Day is Coming!
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Finally getting warmer
(no title) Sunday January 31
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Summer Weather Persists Next Week, But End In Sight
Cold and Wet For Memorial Day Weekend
Beautiful Weekend, Rain and Mountain Snow Arrive Midweek
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Dry Streaks To End Friday?
Splendid Weather Wednesday, But Rain Returns Thursday Evening
Perfect Halloween Weather
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Mountain Waves, Jet Streams, and a Puget Sound Convergence Zone
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Nice Sunset Tonight!
Another Cold and Wet Weekend Expected
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The Showers and Sunbreaks of Spring
A Wet Week Ahead
Ahh… Much Calmer Weather On The Way
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Santa’s Christmas Forecast
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A Pleasant Weekend
The Beginning of Stormy Weather Season!
Showers, Sunbreaks, and Mountain Snow Ahead!
Morning Clouds Now, But Improving Weather Throughout The Weekend
Warming Up Over The Weekend!
Very Pleasant Weather Next Week!
One More Week Of Rain, Then Warm and Sunny!
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A Warming Trend!
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Cooling Off For Seafair Weekend
Seasonably Sunny This Week
Warming Up This Week
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Warm To End The Week
Another Beautiful Day!
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A Transition To More Seasonable Weather
Beautiful Week Ahead!
The Death Ridge!
Summer’s Last Stand?
Here Comes The Rain
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The Omega Block
Farewell, Mister Summer
The Seahawks/49ers Game!
Autumn on Your Skin
Back to the Status Quo
A Change for the Cooler
Towelie
A Taste of Summer
Pattern Change
I Am Actually Looking At Weather Models
So Long, Treadmill
Making Something Out of Nothing
Sunshine As Far As The Models Can Calculate
Sooooo close!!!
Back From The Dead!
It’s Thursday, Thursday.
New Quarter, Old Weather
Valentine’s Day Forecast
Update on the Pattern Change
Actual Pattern Change!
Pattern Change?
Air Quality
A Huge Inversion
High Pressure, Inversions, and Fog
What a Convergence Zone!
A Difficult Forecast
A Little Bit of Mountain Snow, and Possible Excitement in the Extended?
Change is in the Air
Nice for now, but Rain is on the way
Not Much to Talk About
Storm Today, and then Seasonable Weather
Morning Update
Weekend and Next Week
Pattern Change!
Tranquil Weather to Continue
A Period of Nice Weather
No Change in the Extended
Sunny, then Wet
Another Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Trending Warmer
I’m still here!
Long-term Forecast Uncertain
Drier!
Pacific Storm Train Ramping Up?
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February – May 2009 (Sporadic Forecasts)
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October 2008
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May 2008
April 2008
Guess who’s back, back again
I’m back!
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(no title) Wednesday March 3
Return to a Rainier Pattern
Possible End to Split Flow Next Week?
New Year and a New Pattern
Not much going on
Not much to talk about
Heavy Showers Now
Sorry
Calming Down a Little
Quick Update On the Extended
Even more inconsistencies
oh boy
A Quick Update
Inconsistency in the Models
A Consistent Pattern
(no title) – First Post
Rain and Flooding
Stormy Weather To Continue For California
Freezing Rain Out, Flooding Rain In
The Pacific Storm Train Is Here
Historic Flooding In Yellowstone National Park
A Review of the December 2021 Arctic Blast and January 2022 Snow/Flooding
My Skagit River Flooding Adventure, The Week’s Forecast, and Mountain Snow In The Extended
Stormier Pattern Arriving Next Weekend?
Friday-Sunday Storm Update
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Drought Relief For The Inland NW This Week
Rainier Pattern Arrives Tuesday
An Atmospheric River To Start Autumn
Rain Arrives Wednesday
Record Flooding Strikes The Blue Mountains
More Flooding This Week, Colder in Mid February?
Washington Flooding to Finish January
Biblical Rains Thursday Through Saturday
Storm Season Begins Wednesday
Cool and Damp for the Foreseeable Future
A Wet and Windy Wednesday on Tap
Springtime Flooding for Western Oregon
A Historic Snowstorm For The South Valley
Flooding Rains To Begin the Week
Calm Weather Set To Impact The Region
A Soaker on Friday
A Gloomy April, But Sunny Days Ahead
Everything You Need To Know About Atmospheric Rivers
Quick Update on Tomorrow’s Storm
First Storm of the Season Comes Through, But An Even Stronger One Looms
Storm Season Begins This Week
First Snow of the Season for the Cascades
Fall Arrives Next Monday
Dry Streaks End Tonight!
The Oroville Dam Spillway Failure
Ahh… Much Calmer Weather On The Way
Freezing Rain, Flooding, and Avalanches – Oh My!
Warm, Wet, and Windy Weather Next Week
Warmer and Wetter Weather On The Way
Stormy Thanksgiving on Tap
An Extremely Stormy Week On Tap!
An Atmospheric River Fiesta
Tons Of Rain!
Torrential Rain In the Olympics, Drizzle In Everett, And Inadequate Rainshadow Communication
The Moisture Train Of Doom
The First Flooding of The Season!
Historic Flooding in South Carolina
Heavy Rains Friday
A Good Soaking
The Storm Is Upon Us
Umbrella Treason
An Unusual September Rain Event
Biblical Rainfall Amounts in Colorado
First Big Storm of the Season
Rainfall Totals From the Last Few Storms
Rain
Muggy and Rainy
Muggy
Storms!
Wet!!!
Statistics From The Past Storm and Thanksgiving Travel Woes
One Storm Down, Another To Go
Thin Band of Heavy Rain
Storm Looking Even Bigger
Major Storm On Tuesday
Moderate Rain Now, Lumpy Rain Friday, and Heavy Rain Tuesday
Heavy Showers
Updated Forecast, Heavy Rain on Monday?
Mostly Dry This Week, Wet Next Week, and Watermelons
Pineapple Express
Flooding?
Floods in the Pacific Northwest
A Wet Weekend
Wet and Warm
Wet but Calm
Olympics about to be hammered… and more snow for the Cascades
More Rain and Wind
Updated Pineapple Express Forecast + Snow to Surprisingly Low Elevations
Flooding Next Week?
Flooding Thursday into Friday
Flooding?
Science
The Weather of New York City
La Nina and Our Cool, Wet Spring
My Stroll Through Azalea Way
Why Does Seattle Have So Many Potholes Right Now?
A Review of the December 2021 Arctic Blast and January 2022 Snow/Flooding
Wildfire Outlook Update
A Review of the January 12-13, 2021 Windstorm
Why Do The Latest Sunrises Occur After The Winter Solstice?
Blob The Third
La Nina Looking Likely For This Winter
Cool Satellite Loop Today
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Have Travel Restrictions Improved Our Air Quality?
Comparing The Coronavirus Recession to the Great Depression
Will Spring Slow The Spread of COVID-19?
The Faults and Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
The 7/12/2019 Three Lakes Earthquake
Should We Switch To Permanent Daylight Saving Time?
Reviewing Those California Wildfires
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Everything You Need To Know About Kilauea’s 2018 Eruptions: Part I
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La Nina Bids Farewell
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Advection Fog Over Lake Washington!
Everything You Need To Know About Atmospheric Rivers
Why is the Transition Into Winter Faster Than The Transition Out of It?
Totality 2017: A Life-Changing Experience
Final Eclipse Update
Your Eclipse Forecast!
The Great American Eclipse of 2017
Weather Models Are Finally Up!
The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
Could El Nino Return This Summer?
Does The Equinox Have Equal Lengths of Day and Night?
The First Robin Of Spring
Trump Administration Proposes Massive Cuts To NOAA
March: A Surprisingly Snowy Month For The Mountains
The Oroville Dam Spillway Failure
GOES-16 Sends Its First Images Back To Earth
NOAA Launches The GOES-R Satellite
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Is There Life On Proxima Centauri b?
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Amazing Sunsets and Sunrises to Start Off The Week
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Our Corrupt Political System
Funnel Cloud Over Mill Creek!
Sneezing Up A Storm
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Major Inversion
Unstable Air, A Convergence Zone, And An AMAZING Satellite Picture
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A Supermoon Lunar Eclipse!
A Megathrust Earthquake And Tsunami off Chile!
Our Beloved Salmon
The Nepal Earthquake Part 2: Earthquake Types
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The Future of The Earth
Thermonuclear Energy
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Progress in Numerical Weather Prediction
Working Together to Forecast Weather Better
Small Zone, Intense Convergence
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Sequim: Is It Really That Sunny?
Cascadia Subduction Zone
Accuweather’s 25 Day Forecast
My Weather Station!
Mt. Rainier Weather
Different Types of Fog
The GFS Superensemble!
Cool Coastal Radar Picture!
More Resolution Info, and a “Special Weather Statement”
University of Washington Models, and Stormy Early Next Week?
Similar Forecast, and Variations in Temperature and Precipitation
The Coastal Radar is Up!
Green Flash
Mirages!
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability
Our Natural Air Conditioning and Marine Push
Short Weather Forecast , Nuclear Power, and Japan Tsunami
Nuclear Energy
Our Dilemma
Memorable Weather Experiences
Tropical Moisture – A Weather Model’s Worst Enemy
The Art of Inconsistency
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Deadly Tornadoes Strike The Southeast
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The Graceful Apocalypse: Part 1 – Basic Thunderstorm Knowledge
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A Rather Cool and Unsettled Pattern
Tornadoes of 2011
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Totality 2017: A Life-Changing Experience
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Micronesia: Day 3
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Hurricane Florence Bears Down on North Carolina
A Hurricane Florence Update
First Snow of the Season for the Cascades
Hurricane Irma Now Making Landfall on Florida
Hurricane Irma – History, Current Status, and Future Impacts
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Hurricane Harvey Storms Ashore
Hurricane Hermine Bearing Down On Florida
Will Invest 99L End Florida’s Hurricane Drought?
Why Did Yemen and Socotra Just Get Hit By Consecutive Tropical Cyclones?
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Odile’s Rain
The Landfall of Super Typhoon Haiyan
A Record-Breaking Storm
The “Frankenstorm” of 2012
Tropical vs. Extratropical Cyclones
The Next Storm to Watch
Our forecast and the hurricane season in the Atlantic
Hurricane Earl, Long-Range Pacific Northwest Weather Forecast
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I Have Moved!
Two Strong Atmospheric Rivers to Bring Major Flooding To Western Washington
The Return of The Blob
Drizzle Tuesday Night/Wednesday, Sunny and Warm Thursday/Friday
Wet, Windy, and Snowy Pattern Returns Thursday Afternoon
Very Cold Weather Likely, Lowland Snow Possible Next Week
Lake Washington’s Dwindling Sockeye Runs
Wildfire
Major Fire Breaks Out Near Skykomish, WA
Critical Fire Weather Now Occurring for SW Washington and Western Oregon
Dry Lightning Storm Ignites New Fires
Windstorms
A Review of the Bomb Cyclone & Quick Look Ahead
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
Historic Storm For Southern Oregon/Northern California on Tuesday
Reviewing the 2019 January 5/6 “Epiphany” Windstorm
Death Ridge To Kill All Interesting Weather For Next 10 Days
Windstorm Review
Serious Windstorm for the Coast and Moderate Inland Windstorm Today
A Surprisingly Strong Springtime Storm
Ahh… Much Calmer Weather On The Way
Gusty East Winds and a Light Wintry Mix On Tap for Portland
Stormy Thanksgiving on Tap
A Review Of Saturday’s Lackluster Bluster
Tornadoes, Flooding, and Wind, Oh My!
Major Windstorm On Saturday Looking More Likely
How To Stay Safe During Pacific Northwest Windstorms
An Extremely Stormy Week On Tap!
How a “Neutral Climate” Will Affect The Winter and Why You Should Prepare For Major Windstorms Now
Should Seattle Close Its Parks During Windstorms?
Sunday Windstorm Review
Windstorm on Sunday?
Brief Southeast Sucker Review
The Southeast Sucker!
One More Storm To Get Through, Then Spring!
Stormy Week Ahead
A Very Stormy Tuesday!
Windstorm Update
Damaging Windstorm Possible This Tuesday
The Most Intense Summer Storm on Record
In With The Rains, Out With The Flames
A Review Of The Windstorm
Major Windstorm Tomorrow?
A Historic Storm
Windstorm on the Way
It’s Been Eons!
Windstorm Update #2
Windstorm Update
What Does the Model Say?
Sunday Surprise!
A Storm, and then Cold
An Update!
Watching the Satellite
Little Storms
A Nor’easter for the Northeast
A Well-Defined Front
Terrible Tempest the Twelfth
Light at the End of the Tunnel!
Cut-Off Low
Storm!
Monday Storm
Storm Update
First “major” storm of the year
Tropical vs. Extratropical Cyclones
(no title) Tuesday March 16
Storms
Putting that Big Midwest Storm in Perspective
And… Storm Season is Underway!
Big Coastal Storm on the Way!
Storm Details Uncertain
It’s Gonna Get Bad, but Where and How Stormy?
Pacific Storm Train Update
Some more recent storms
How our strongest storms form
Historical Windstorms of the Pacific Northwest
Storm on the Way
Weak storm coming
Benign Weather Week Ahead
So… What Happened?
Update on Surface Low
An Intense Low and SNOW!!!
Quick Update – Winds not looking as strong
Woohoo!
Stress-free Weather/A Note on Atmospheric Thickness
Halloween Forecast!
Winter Weather
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
Lowland Snow Tonight? It’s Possible For SW Washington and NW Oregon
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
Quick Arctic Blast/Snow Update
Brutal Cold To End 2021, White Christmas Possible
Gobs of Mountain Snow This Week
Cool and Wet for the Foreseeable Future
Cool/Wet Weather This Week, T-Storms Possible This Weekend & Early Next Week
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
La Nina Pattern To Begin 2021
Solstice Snowstorm Review, Plus a Quick Christmas Forecast
Ridges, Inversions, and East Winds
Mountain Snow Season Arrives Friday, Eta To Bring Catastrophic Flooding To Nicaragua/Honduras
Colder Weather Arrives Friday, First Mountain Snows, and Critical California Wildfire Danger
Wet/Cold Week Ahead, And My Coronavirus Wake-Up Call
Snow Flurries Today, Measurable Snow Tonight?
Sunny Week Ahead + Snowpack Update
Snow For Parts of Western WA Tonight, Portland Snow Tuesday Morning?
Western WA Snow Sunday Night/Monday
Mountain Snow to Kick Off 2020
Snow Update
Addressing Next Week’s Snow Rumors
Weak Systems Friday and Sunday, Stronger Storm Monday?
Brutal East Wind On Tuesday
A Spectacular Weekend, But Much Colder Weather Looms
A Record-Breaking Winter Storm for Montana
Stick A Fork In It: No More Snow This Winter For Portland
Chance of A Snowflake Tomorrow Morning for Portland
A Historic Snowstorm For The South Valley
Heavy Snow Likely For Willamette Valley Sunday Night/Monday, Possible for Portland
More Snow for Seattle, Heavy Rain For Portland
Snow Hits NE Portland, Slow To Arrive For Downtown
Sound The Alarms! Regionwide Snowstorm Likely Friday night/Saturday.
Surprise Snowstorm for Western Washington
Insanely Strong Polar Vortex Pummels the Midwest
Heavy Mountain Snow This Week
Late-Season Snow Hits The Pacific Northwest
Another Snowstorm for Portland Tonight!
Snow Early to Arrive, But Main Event Still To Come
More Snow for Portland Tuesday Night!
Snowing in Portland!
No Snow for NW Washington Sunday morning :(
Lowland Snow for NW Washington on Sunday?
Mountain Snow Continues To Pile Up
Wind, Rain, Mountain Snow, and Big Waves this Week!
Entering a More Active Pattern
A White Christmas For The Pacific Northwest!
Could We Have A White Christmas?
Death Ridge To Kill All Interesting Weather For Next 10 Days
A Very Snowy Week Ahead for the Cascades
Warmer Weather Returns
A Review of Thursday’s Snowstorm and a Forecast for Tonight
First Snow of the Season for the Lower Passes
First Snow of the Season for the Cascades
March: A Surprisingly Snowy Month For The Mountains
An Overview Of Seattle’s Crazy Snowstorm!
Snow in Seattle Metro This Morning
Chance Of Snow On Foothills Tonight
Snow Much Less Likely For Portland, More Likely For Seattle
Potential for Significant Snow Sunday/Monday, But Very Tough Forecast
Gusty East Winds and a Light Wintry Mix On Tap for Portland
More Snow For Portland This Week?
Freezing Rain, Flooding, and Avalanches – Oh My!
Historical Snowstorm Now Occurring in Portland
More Snow For Portland, Seattle Skipped Again
Massive Snowstorm in Southern OR/Northern CA, Seattle Weekend Snow Chances Slim
The Model Giveth, The Model Taketh Away
New Year’s Snow Review
New Year’s Snow Update
Spotty New Year’s Snow, Bigger Event Late Next Week?
Yet Another Pattern Change Update
Confidence Building In A Major Arctic Outbreak
Major Arctic Outbreak On Tap For Next Week
Extremely Heavy Snow In The Mountains This Week
Santa’s Christmas Forecast
Warmer and Wetter Weather On The Way
Snowy in Oregon With Colder Weather Ahead
Thursday Snow Review
Thursday Morning Update
Thursday Looking A Little Snowy For Some, Downright Nasty for Others
Will We See Snow On Thursday?
Snow Looking Less Likely This Evening
The Very Latest On Monday’s Snow Chances
Very Heavy Snow In The Cascades
Monday Snow Update
SNOMG 2016: Will Flakes Fly In The Lowlands Next Week?
Stormy Thanksgiving on Tap
Heavy Snow Over The Cascades For Thanksgiving
Snow Returns To The Mountains
Snow Coming To The Passes Next Week!
Snow To Return To The Cascades
A Review Of The Massive Storm Back East
An Extremely Cold Playoff Game On Tap
Turning Colder!
Snow Arriving Right On Time For Snoqualmie Pass
Snow at Snoqualmie Pass
Snow Returns To The Mountains
The Historic East Coast Snowstorm
Our Sobering Snow Year
Crazy Snow in Buffalo
The Polar Vortex – Winter is Coming
Sierra Snow
Snow? No.
Late Season Sea-Level Snowfall?
Snow Updates for 2/8/2014
Light Snow Tonight
Cascade Concrete
Finally… Snow in the Mountains!!!
The Truth About My Snow Forecast
Less Snow than Forecast
Oh Heck Yeah!
Snow Update
Snow on Friday and Another LAWES Scale Revision
Snow in Plain Sight
Never Too Late To Snow
Saturday Snow?
White Christmas?
Cold in the Extended?
Heavy Mountain Snow
Entering a Period of Stormy Weather
Late-Season Snow
Heavy Mountain Snow and a Winter Storm Warning for Hood Canal
Snow Update
Ice Storm Warning
Post Your Snow Totals!!!
Models Pessimistic, Charlie Optimistic
Small Changes, Big Effects
I’m Losing Sleep…
The Spiel on Snow After the Spiel on Snow
The Spiel on Snow
Revised LAWES Scale
LAWES 2.1
Sea-Level Snow Looking Pretty Likely
Inconsistencies in the Models
Southern Plains Snowstorm!!
A Record Day at Sea-Tac
Arctic Air Next Week?
Snow in the Mountains
A Snow Non-Event
Snow Looking a Bit More Likely
The Convergence Zone that Keeps on Giving
Yesterday’s Weather, Turning Colder
The Perfecter Storm
Seattle Snow?
The Big Nor’Easter
Long Term Cold Snap?
Mountain Snowfall Forecast Gaining More Credibility
First Significant Mountain Snowfall?
Snow Still Be Comin’
Snow is coming!!!
Huge Midwest Storm!!!
A Note About Snow and looking ahead
To Be Or Not To Be?
A Major Snow Event?
A Little Bit Of Light Snow This Morning, Then Changing To Rain
Visibility
Midnight Update
Yes, I failed!!!
Snow chances today and tomorrow
The Truth About Snow
Charlie Phillips’ LAWES (Likelihood of an Arctic Weather Episode with Snow) scale
Weak storm coming
Another Big Storm and Tons of Snow in the Mountains
Don’t get too excited
No snow
(no title) Saturday December 12
Updated Forecast
Snow?!?!?!
Here comes the cold (dadadada) + What’s up with Probcast?
I’m back! And here’s a discussion on the cold/snow
Updated Pineapple Express Forecast + Snow to Surprisingly Low Elevations
  • I Have Moved!
  • 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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