Karl's Weather Discussions

It sure has been a dull few weeks in the Pacific Northwest!  After an active start to winter, things really calmed down after the 1st week of January.  Believe it or not, PDX has seen 4.92″ of rain this month, which is very close to normal.  But most of that came in the first week; for the past 3 weeks there has been less than an inch of total rain.  So at this point you’d be forgiven for thinking it…

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A new calendar year has begun, and a week-long cold spell in the Pacific Northwest is ending (at least for the West Side!).  A push of milder air and south wind has begun today, which should lead to classic liquid rain later this afternoon and evening.  This cold weather was felt differently, depending on your region and your elevation.  Here in the Portland-Vancouver area, the cold and snow were rather “weak sauce.”  The event began on the night of December…

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