by D.J. Kayser | Nov 27, 2021 | Weather
National Weather Forecast An area of low pressure on Saturday will bring the threat of snow, a rain/snow mix, and even some ice across the Great Lakes region. Snow will linger across portions of Maine with a departing low. A pair of lows will bring rain to portions of...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 8, 2021 | Weather
I’d Like a Window Seat Please ”I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now. From up and down and still somehow it’s cloud illusions I recall. I really don’t know clouds at all” Joni Mitchell sang. I tend to agree. Today I’m taking my first flight in 17 months, and I’ll...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 2, 2021 | Weather
Smoking Hot 4th of July Holiday Weekend I remember summers where it wouldn’t stop raining, agitated neighbors walking dogs in light jackets, shaking their fists at me, and a cool sloppy sky. “Will we be cheated out of summer” they asked. I could only shrug and blame...
by Paul Douglas | Jul 1, 2021 | Weather
Sunny Warming Trend Into 4th of July For the record I’m very pro-sunshine. I feel more energy and optimism when Earth’s nearest star is visible. Most of us do. Yet there is such a thing as too much sunshine. There’s a good reason why corn doesn’t grow in southern...
by Paul Douglas | Jun 30, 2021 | Weather
Heating Up For 4th of July Festivities I’m seeing things on my weather maps I’ve never witnessed before and I’m fairly sure that’s not a good thing. Like an extraordinary “4-Sigma” heat wave for the Pacific Northwest, 4 standard deviations from the mean, or an event...