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Weather & Climate

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

Weather Eye: Don’t be surprised if we see some wet snow this week

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

February 13, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

After the weak weather system Monday exited our region, colder air aloft arrived, and this morning’s low was forecast to be near freezing in some areas. Tonight, it will be chilly again and then rain settles in on Wednesday at the same time colder air from Canada decides to move… Read story

FILE &mdash; Sanitation trucks mounted with snow plows are parked on the west side of Manhattan in New York, Jan. 2, 2014. Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday, Feb.

Northeast prepares for incoming heavy snowstorm today

FILE &mdash; Sanitation trucks mounted with snow plows are parked on the west side of Manhattan in New York, Jan. 2, 2014. Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday, Feb.

February 12, 2024, 2:31pm Nation & World

Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack high winds and dump a foot or more of snow in some areas, leading to school closures, warnings against traveling by road and the possible disruption of flights. Read story

Winter storm system hits eastern New Mexico, headed next to Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma

February 11, 2024, 3:17pm Nation & World

The remnants of a slow-moving atmospheric river storm that pummeled California last week delivered the first notable snowfall of the season across eastern New Mexico, with the National Weather Service warning Sunday of snowpacked and icy roads as the system headed toward the Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma. Read story

FILE - Beachgoers flock to Ipanema beach to beat the extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2023.

Ocean sponges suggest Earth has warmed longer, more than thought; some scientists dubious

FILE - Beachgoers flock to Ipanema beach to beat the extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 24, 2023.

February 11, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

A handful of centuries-old sponges from deep in the Caribbean are causing some scientists to think human-caused climate change began sooner and has heated the world more than they thought. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Pretty mellow weather ahead for middle of February

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

February 10, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

The main message in the weather department for the next week or so includes temperatures near normal and rainfall below normal. There’ll be light winds, gray skies with sprinkles at times, and some days with less cloudiness — pretty mellow weather ahead for mid-February. Read story

Doug Chabot, with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, inspects the site of a recent avalanche on Henderson Mountain, Jan. 29, 2024, near Cooke City, Mont. The area has seen numerous fatal avalanches in recent decades but officials say safety efforts are helping keep the rate of accidents from spiking as more people use backcountry areas.

Avalanche forecasters: Western snowpack is ‘a house of cards’

Doug Chabot, with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, inspects the site of a recent avalanche on Henderson Mountain, Jan. 29, 2024, near Cooke City, Mont. The area has seen numerous fatal avalanches in recent decades but officials say safety efforts are helping keep the rate of accidents from spiking as more people use backcountry areas.

February 10, 2024, 5:55am Nation & World

As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry, the slope above him collapsed into a thick slab and began rushing down the hillside. He had triggered an avalanche. Within seconds, the fury of accelerating snow flipped the snowmobile on top of him, threatening to bury… Read story

Summer-like conditions with record temperatures lead to first Wisconsin tornado in February

February 9, 2024, 8:07am Nation & World

The first-ever February tornado for the state of Wisconsin was spotted Thursday just south of Madison, the National Weather Service confirmed. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Nature shows signs of emerging from grasp of winter

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

February 8, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Are you enjoying the longer hours of daylight now? The sun sets close to 5:30 p.m. and it is daylight until 6 p.m. if skies are somewhat clear. We are gaining at a fast pace now. Nature shows signs of emerging from the grasp of winter’s touch. Pussy willows are… Read story

Trucks drive down a flooded street, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Lakeside, Calif. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of East San Diego county including Lakeside.

Punishing storm finally easing off in Southern California but mudslide threat remains

Trucks drive down a flooded street, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Lakeside, Calif. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of East San Diego county including Lakeside.

February 7, 2024, 8:55am Nation & World

A storm that parked itself over Southern California for days, unleashing historic downpours that caused hundreds of landslides, was expected to move out of the region after one final drenching Wednesday, but authorities warned of the continued threat of collapsing hillsides. Read story

Rising waters caused by heavy rain destroy encampments along the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Street in Riverside, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

Los Angeles records more than 300 mudslides during storm that has drenched Southern California

Rising waters caused by heavy rain destroy encampments along the Santa Ana River near Van Buren Street in Riverside, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.

February 6, 2024, 9:50am Nation & World

One of the wettest storms in Southern California history began to ease up on Tuesday after bombarding Los Angeles with nearly half of its seasonal rainfall in just two days. Although the rain was tapering off, the storm had already caused more than 300 mudslides, and officials warned that there could be… Read story