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Stories by Patrick Timm

Columbian freelance columnist

Weather Eye: Winter storm will give way to liquid precipitation

February 15, 2025, 6:06am Clark County News

It was a wild ride there for a while as weather conditions made travel dicey at times. The first round arrived early Thursday, with a dry powder snow blowing sideways in many areas amid that strong east wind. We managed to get some respite later Thursday before the next band… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Cold air from Gorge brings snow, sleeting, freezing rain

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 13, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

We have had for the most part tranquil winter so far as weather is concerned. No flooding rains, no windstorms, no snowstorms or ice until now. The widely advertised winter weather that will impact your life to some degree will be well underway as you read this column Thursday. We… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Bundle up, a wintry mix and possibly more on way

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 11, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Sunny weather is finally back with us for a couple of days, although it will be chilly during the day with east winds in the exposed locations and overnight much of the county will dip to 20 degrees and even some areas in the teens. The appropriate attire will be… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Cold temperatures will continue; more snow possible

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 6, 2025, 6:02am Clark County News

Most of us finally saw some snow falling from the sky but accumulating snow was deemed for our higher elevations, and I had several readers report a nice snow cover in Yacolt and other elevations above 800 feet. Here in the lowlands, I observed snow pellets that covered the interstate… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Widespread light snowfall possible as chill remains

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 4, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

The weather has behaved pretty much as we discussed last week with low snow levels and scattered showers. Some of the showers were all snow, depending on where you were over the weekend. Our friends in the higher elevations around the county saw brief snow falling enough to whiten the… Read story

Weather Eye: Low-pressure trough will deliver waves of showers

February 1, 2025, 6:13am Clark County News

The big change in the weather pattern began Thursday, but not before we logged in another morning low in the 20s. Overcast skies all day gave way to some light rain minutes before midnight. It was not measurable, so we had accomplished 18 days straight without measurable rainfall. And let’s… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Low-pressure system increases clouds; Friday to be wet

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 30, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

With Wednesday morning’s low of 21 degrees, which was the coldest so far this winter in Vancouver, we have logged eleven straight days of overnight lows in the 20s. That is unusual as we usually have more clouds around and rain, of course, to eliminate events like that. And I… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Sunny weather to dissipate, but snow picture cloudy

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 28, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Status quo for a couple more days before we lose the sunshine and mild afternoon temperatures. Monday morning in Vancouver it was 22 degrees for the overnight low, the same as Sunday morning. However, highs have been around the 50-degree mark, which is 1 degree above average. Read story

Weather Eye: It’s anyone’s guess when this dry spell will end

January 25, 2025, 6:13am Clark County News

That weak weather system we chatted about the other day moved through quickly on Thursday and was what we call a dry front. It did make for a colorful sunrise and sunset Thursday. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: This may be Vancouver’s 7th driest January on record

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 23, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

Our cool and dry weather continues outside of a weak weather system that trails over the region tonight and Friday. More clouds and little moisture, sprinkles at best. Then it is back to sunny skies and cold nights well into next week. With passing clouds, we may remain near the… Read story