Unanswered Questions

Funnel clouds appear in Skagit County around April (explanation missing from original post). Monday, April 30th was windy.

Thunderstorms

There were thunderstorms east of the Cascades on Monday evening & Tuesday.

Let's not overreact

Manmade climate change is not causing the extreme weather of late (but will likely cause extreme weather in the latter half of this century).

Warm Weekend & Meteors

Will be warm, but BC near coast will be wet. Lyrid Meteor sightings possible.

April 2012 - nice weekends

April has been drier than average & warmer than 2011. Weekend likely 60s & dry, better away from coast.

No Real Rain "Time"

Generally in our region, there is an ever so slightly higher chance of rain from 3-8AM. Less so elsewhere, like Florida.

Radar Images of Birds

Radar shows birds migrating north.

Hasta La Vista, La Nina

La Nina is fading, Sunday should be good weather, & SDOT has more road temperature sensors.

Might be warmer...

It's been warm lately & might continue some. This weekend should be good for hiking east of the Cascades.

$60 Million to save 60+ billion - going once, going twice...

The US lacks sufficient computational resources for weather forecasting, costing us billions each year. An upgrade would cost $60 million. Do the math.

Big Cloud Action

Big cloud action due to large temperature difference between ground & sky. 40 years ago (1972) - F3 tornado in Vancouver, WA.

Crossover - Like Passover for Weather?

Sometimes its warmer west of the Cascades (winter). Sometimes its not (late spring, summer, fall). This is Crossover! Also, east of the Cascades there are fun things to do (if you don't mind the lack of trees).

SyFy Makes a Movie About Seattle

Timing aside, its not a joke, at least, not in the April Fools sense.