Leschi Council
- Nov 1, 2018
El Niño Comes Alive
Sea surface temperatures really ramped up in the Tropical Pacific over the course of October, and it is looking increasingly likely that...
Charlie Phillips
- Oct 1, 2018
Autumn has Arrived
Thanks to a much-needed period of cooler and wetter than normal weather this past month, the hellishly hazy skies and suffocating heat of...
Charlie Phillips
- Sep 1, 2018
Record-Breaking Smoke Hits Area
We all remember how smoky it was in 2017. The Pacific Northwest saw multiple periods of thick smoke through August 2017, and on September...
Charlie Phillips
- Jun 1, 2018
Kilauea Comes Alive!
Unless you’ve been living under a lava bed, you’ve heard all about the dramatic increase in volcanic activity at Kilauea last month. But...
Leschi Council
- Apr 1, 2018
The Showers and Sun Breaks of Spring
April is one of the most erratic, varied, and difficult-to-forecast months in the Pacific Northwest. Major windstorms, while rare, are...
Charlie Phillips
- Mar 1, 2018
Winter Finally Arrives to the Pacific Northwest
I like to think of Valentine’s Day as the unofficial end of winter for the Puget Sound lowlands. After Valentine’s Day, it becomes much...
Charlie Phillips
- Feb 1, 2018
Cascade Snowpack Makes a Comeback
I went skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows last week, and even though the powder that day was fantastic, the coverage was anything but, with...