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1 week ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
What can I say? Monday was heaven’s delight in the realm of weather. It was a bonus since it was also my birthday, and I really enjoy afternoon temperatures in the 70s. The entire week looks like fair weather and a few more 70-degree temperatures. With modern based climate data and artificial intelligence, all I had to do was ask how many times it has rained on my birthday since I was born. Surprisingly it has rained on less than half of my birthdays.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
News / Clark County News By Patrick Timm, Columbian freelance columnist Published: April 10, 2025, 6:05am It was a relief to see the sunshine on Wednesday, a welcome change from the gray skies and constant patter of the April showers. A bigger bonus if the afternoon temperatures were closer to a comfortable 70 degrees but remember that the average high is a chilly 60 degrees. I know, I know, I’m trying to rush spring, even though winter’s chill still lingers in the air. Today’s forecast...
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2 weeks ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
It is difficult for me to realize we have already recorded nearly a week’s worth of weather statistics, time flies by so quickly anymore, doesn’t it? Vancouver as of midday Monday had .68 inch of rain in the gauge so far this month — close to average. The average mean temperature was about 1 degree above average despite only two of the first seven days having highs above normal. We enjoyed 71 degrees on April 4 and 73 degrees on April 5.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
April’s arrival has given us the cold shoulder so far with chilly temperatures, blustery winds, scattered showers and hail. Let’s not forget more snow in the mountains, too. As we plead for a couple of warm and sunny days, April smiles and agrees to a timeout in the active weather scene. Today nature tends to dry us out as higher pressure arrives for a short visit. I emphasize short. Friday and Saturday will present spring in all its glory with highs near 70 on Friday and 75 or so on Saturday.
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3 weeks ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
Welcome to the month of April and I promise no foolery in this column today. Although the last day of March wasn’t all that bad weather-wise, it still felt like winter with blustery winds, cool temperatures and scattered showers. Snow levels were below the passes and there were a couple of reports of thunder around Western Washington. I’ll place it in the lion category. March went out like a lion. Now it is official, ha-ha.
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4 weeks ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
News / Clark County News By Patrick Timm, Columbian freelance columnist Published: March 27, 2025, 6:00am Writing my column early Wednesday afternoon I see scattered clouds, blue sky and bright sunshine. The temperatures are quite comfortable. Perhaps this was the calm before the storm or should I say storms? The forecast for later Wednesday included a chance for severe thunderstorms with strong damaging winds and possible large hail. The atmospheric setup was unusual for the region west of...
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1 month ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
News / Clark County News By Patrick Timm, Columbian freelance columnist Published: March 25, 2025, 6:00am As I sit here early Monday afternoon writing this column, I look out my window and still see overcast gray skies. Higher pressure was rapidly building but there was plenty of low and middle amounts of moisture to burn off. After I glanced back at my computer screen and then again out the window, it was raining. With a horizontal nod and a slight chuckle, I continued my task. It was...
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1 month ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
Friday was a dreary day for the first full day of spring, with early-afternoon temperatures hovering in the mid- to upper 40s. Chilly by any means. Today, we’ll transition to scattered showers, but we may be lucky enough to have them far between and allow some sunbreaks to cast shadows upon the earth. Another weather system will be present Sunday, with heavy rain to our north and light amounts over us. It will still be a gray and damp day before we see a brief reprieve from the chilly rains of late.
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1 month ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
Let’s catch up by reviewing last month’s rainfall around the area from your friends and neighbors. Bob Starr, Cougar, 12.24 inches; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 5.74 inches; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 4.16 inches; Tyler Mode, Battle Ground, 5.77 inches; Chuck Houghten, Hockinson Heights,7.16 inches; Irv St. Germain, Prune Hill, 4.74 inches; Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 5.00 inches; Dick Lenahan, Meadow Glade area, 4.93 inches; and I had 4.79 inches in La Center.
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1 month ago | 
columbian.com | Patrick Timm
News / Clark County News By Patrick Timm, Columbian freelance columnist Published: March 15, 2025, 6:00am A wild weekend in the Cascades is on tap where snowfall will be measured most likely in feet rather than inches between now and the end of St. Patrick’s Day. The heaviest snows will be in Oregon but our portion of the Cascades in southwestern Washington will enjoy fresh powder. The air mass on Thursday was chilly. How about all those hail storms? They turned the ground white as they...
