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

Weather Eye: Front bringing in cold air will last through weekend

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

February 29, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The warm front Wednesday that produced afternoon temperatures in the 50s was a bit lackluster in the rain department. However, the vigorous cold front was right on its heels and producing heavy rain at the coast and was expected to move over Clark County Wednesday night and into early today. Read story

This image taken from Greenville Fire-Rescue&rsquo;s facebook page on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 shows fires in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

Wildfire grows into 2nd-largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns

This image taken from Greenville Fire-Rescue&rsquo;s facebook page on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 shows fires in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames.

February 28, 2024, 12:10pm Nation & World

A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches. Read story

Tornadoes in February? In the Great Lakes? Storms leave a trail of destruction

February 28, 2024, 7:52am Nation & World

Severe thunderstorms with large hail and several possible rare winter tornadoes toppled trees, cut power and damaged homes in the Chicago area and other parts of the Great Lakes into Wednesday morning. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Cool temperatures, rain to continue into next week

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

February 27, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Rain, snow, sleet and hail, we had a bit of everything falling from the heavens on Monday, including a few precious sunbeams. The cold front that brought steady rain late Sunday ushered in colder air aloft with many of the scattered showers containing many frozen types of precipitation, depending on… Read story

People pass a floating solar panel farm on the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore on July 16.

Officials search for solutions in water-stressed Singapore

People pass a floating solar panel farm on the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore on July 16.

February 26, 2024, 3:20pm Nation & World

A crack of thunder booms as dozens of screens in a locked office flash between live video of cars splashing through wet roads, drains sapping the streets dry, and reservoirs collecting the precious rainwater across the tropical island of Singapore. A team of government employees intently monitors the water, which… Read story

Wild weather’s coming: West readies for snow as Midwest gets a taste of summer

February 26, 2024, 11:35am Latest News

A powerful winter storm has started dumping snow that could reach several feet in higher elevations of the West on Monday while much of the central U.S. was basking in unseasonably warm conditions — at least for a few days. Windy conditions have raised the potential for fires in several states. Read story

King County environmental lab scientist Mattie Michalek performs a test at Lake Washington&rsquo;s deepest location on Nov. 27 in Seattle. Her team is testing the lake to monitor its overall health and to identify temperature trends over a long period of time.

Seattle’s Lake Washington getting warmer

King County environmental lab scientist Mattie Michalek performs a test at Lake Washington&rsquo;s deepest location on Nov. 27 in Seattle. Her team is testing the lake to monitor its overall health and to identify temperature trends over a long period of time.

February 26, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

ABOARD THE SOUNDGUARDIAN, Lake Washington — The region’s cold, watery heart is nestled between Seattle and the Eastside. It uniquely supports two major roadways atop floating bridges, has offered beachgoers a summertime respite for decades and is central to the identity of the Seattle area’s culture. Read story

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released graphics showing sea-surface temperature anomalies across the globe. Experts say temperatures are record-hot on the heels of an already unprecedented summer of ocean heat.

Warm Atlantic waters concern hurricane forecasters

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released graphics showing sea-surface temperature anomalies across the globe. Experts say temperatures are record-hot on the heels of an already unprecedented summer of ocean heat.

February 26, 2024, 6:02am Nation & World

Hurricane season is still months away, but warm winter waters in the Atlantic Ocean are already concerning some forecasters. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Winter will return for remainder of February

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

February 24, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Friday certainly fits the category of a “false spring,” with full sunshine and temperatures hovering around the 60-degree threshold. It was indeed chilly early Friday, however, with most areas dipping to the freezing mark and into the 20s in the rural areas. Vancouver’s official low was 33 degrees. Remember that… Read story

A paddle boarder paddles through water at Badwater Basin, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. The basin, normally a salt flat, has filled from rain over the past few months.

Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth’s driest spots

A paddle boarder paddles through water at Badwater Basin, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. The basin, normally a salt flat, has filled from rain over the past few months.

February 23, 2024, 3:13pm Nation & World

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of record rain storms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly. Read story