The Inversion Tightens Its Grip

Just as a boa constrictor envelops and tightens on its prey, so is the high pressure over us tightening and strengthening the inversion over...

Fogmageddon

We are now in the middle of a highly unusual situation for mid-October:  a several-week period of high pressure, drought, and dense low clou...

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What happens when the weather radar sees the sun?

Our weather radars are constantly rotating around, scanning the skies at various angles above the horizon.   What happens when the radar is ...

Why Do Low Clouds Burn Off on Some Days and Not Others?

There were some disappointed folks today (Wednesday) as low clouds (stratus and stratocumulus) held in over portions of western Washington t...

Superior Mirage Watch

This week we will see substantial warming during the days, accompanied by a reduction of fog coverage in the morning. With high pressure ove...

Big Ridge and Extraordinary Fall Weather Ahead

We had a marvelous summer.  Then during the second half of September we were tested by some unseasonably wet and windy weather.  And last we...