Patrick Timm
weather columnist
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Weather Eye: Rain could stick around through Memorial Day weekend
Wednesday afternoon temperatures around Clark County were still in the 40s, with Portland being the coldest major city in the U.S. at 48 degrees. Due to my deadline for this column, I cannot pass along whether it was the coldest high temperature for the date or not. The high may have crept up enough to spoil that record.
Weather Eye: Say farewell to sunny skies for next couple of days
After the clouds burned off on Monday skies were clear and sunny with afternoon highs reaching the 70-degree mark west of the Cascades and 80 degrees east of the mountains. So for today say goodbye to that for a while.
Weather Eye: Weak rain spells, cooler than average for the rest of May
We have had a couple of weather systems move through the past few days but really not much to write home about rainwise. OK, except Monday's scattered isolated heavy showers. And that will be the case the remainder of the month, mostly weak rain events. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, I measured only .04 of an inch in the Salmon Creek area.
Weather Eye: Spring showers, breezes — even storms — will continue to refresh
Despite clouds and a stiff breeze at times we still hit 70 degrees in many locales Monday. Rainfall was light — only a few hundredths of an inch or a trace — in general. The exceptions came as thundershowers.
Weather Eye: Above-average temperatures return; Mom's Day may be wet
We had a taste of June weather on Wednesday with the morning low clouds that lingered into the early morning hours before the sunshine broke through. We still managed to achieve and succeed our average high for the date of 67 degrees.
Weather Eye: Lovely summerlike weather will continue through the week
Our great summer weather will continue all week before we see some changes over the weekend. Oh, did I say summer? I meant summerlike spring weather. I could easily get used to the sunshine every day, at least for a while.
Weather Eye: 80-degree days arrive early; dry weather to continue
We finally reached our first 80-degree day on Thursday followed by a 79-degree high on Friday. Saturday afternoon temperatures in our local area were already into the low 80s. We will have our warmest day today with highs in the mid-80s.
Weather Eye: Our first 80-degree day of the year is on its way this weekend
After a chilly start, Wednesday turned out very pleasant with highs around 70 degrees and a light northwest breeze. We begin to warm up into the 70s today and Friday, and over the weekend we'll enjoy highs in the 80- to 85-degree range.
Weather Eye: As cold front blows out, we may see first 80-degree day of '13
The cold front advertised to move through Sunday did just that, but rainfall was nothing to get excited about — generally less than a tenth of an inch, although some areas had a little more. I recorded 0.03 of an inch here in Salmon Creek.
Weather Eye: Brief return of rain will precede more warm weather later this week
Not much change in our weather outlook from what I predicted on Thursday, we enjoyed a couple of warm days with the changes beginning to show on Saturday. Clouds were increasing and a few showers were likely overnight with a more steady rain later this evening or by some time tonight.
