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October 2026

  1. El Nino's Nemesis, The PDO, Helps Protect the Northwest Coast This Year
  2. Colder and Snowier than Normal in the Northwest: This is NOT the El Nino Pattern
  3. The Stratosphere Plummets over Seattle....and Huge Precipitation Contrasts
  4. Godzilla-Low Pressure, Heavy Rain, and Drifting Snow Ahead for the Pacific Northwest
  5. How Unusual Has Been the Temperature and Precipitation this Fall?
  6. Important Milestone: The Current El Nino Has Hit Its Peak Early
  7. El Nino, Sea Level, and Kelvin Waves
  8. Super Inversion
  9. The Meteorological Cliff Ahead
  10. First Frost of the Season is Revealing
  11. The Puget Sound Convergence Zone Delivers and Well-Timed Precipitation and Smart Water Management Keep Yakima Crops Yields High
  12. Seattle Times Story on Skagit Flooding and Global Warming is Clearly Wrong
  13. Lowland Fog Season
  14. This Year is 2050 in the Pacific Northwest
  15. The Most Impressive Rain Shadow in the Nation!

September 2026

  1. A Significant Atmospheric River Hits the Pacific Northwest
  2. How Unusual Was this Summer's Weather?
  3. Tens of Thousands Have Lost Power as a Strong Cyclone Makes Landfall
  4. Pacific Windstorm Will Hit The Pacific Northwest Late Thursday and Friday
  5. Peak Bird Migration Reveals Gaps In Northwest Weather Radar
  6. Renewable Energy and the Period of Lowest Electricity Demand of the Year
  7. Washington State Agricuture is Doing Well in 2026
  8. The Northwest Wildfire Season Was Dominated by Grass and Range Fires. That Has Implications.
  9. A "Perfect" Storm Hits the Northwest
  10. The Effects of "Super" El Ninos Are Surprisingly Different Than Some Suggest
  11. More Good News Regarding Northwest Wildfires
  12. Seattle and Weather Disasters. We Can Do Better Than Los Angeles and New Orleans!
  13. Western Washington and Oregon Wildfires are Most Frequent This Time of the Year: Should We Worry?
  14. Tropical Storms Invade Hawaiian Waters: The Role of El Nino
  15. The Fall Transition Has Begun

August 2026

  1. With Cool/Wet Weather Ahead, The Wildfire Threat Will Rapidly Decline over the Pacific Northwest
  2. "Super" El Nino Misinformaton
  3. The Great Cooling Has Started
  4. Do I Believe in Global Warming?
  5. The Autumn Weather Transition is Occurring
  6. Climate Change and the Little Giant Fire: The Real Facts
  7. Extraordinary Rain and Wind in Hawaii: Did El Nino Help?
  8. Was Low Snowpack a Significant Contributor to Recent Northwest Wildfires? The Answer is Clearly No
  9. No Major Heatwaves in Our Future
  10. California Wildfire Acreage is Well Below Normal With Little Upward Trend: Why is the Media/Climate Activists Not Telling This Story?
  11. An Extreme Lightning Event Started the Recent Northwest Wlidfires: Did Global Warming Play a Role?
  12. The Smoke Situation is Rapidly Improving West of the Cascade Crest: But the Wind Threat to the East Remains
  13. Smoke in the West Means Relief in the East. The Big Threat Comes Later this Week
  14. Smoke and Fire During A Cold Wave
  15. Strong Winds Cause Major Expansion of Eastern Washington Wildfires

July 2026

  1. Precipitation During the Driest Time of the Year: But a Threat Exists
  2. Has Eastern Washington Gotten Drier or Warmer?
  3. Are the Recent Northwest Wildfires a Sign of Global Warming? The Science Says No
  4. The Meteorology of the Kenmore Air Crash near Sucia Island
  5. The Weather Pattern is Stuck: Temperate, Mild Weather Ahead
  6. Thunderstorms Possible This Evening in Western Washington
  7. Tropical Storm Moisture Will Bring Precipitation to the Northwest During the Driest Time of the Year
  8. Warming Temperatures.....But Western Washington And Oregon Will Miss Low-Level Smoke
  9. Grass and Range Fires East of the Cascades
  10. Massive Lightning Outbreak Hits The Northwest
  11. Thunderstorms and Rain Coming to the Northwest
  12. Wildfire Smoke Fills the Skies Above The Northwest
  13. The Best Weather In the U.S.
  14. The North American Monsoon is About to Start: Part of the Northwest Will Get A Piece of It!
  15. Cooler Than Normal Water Off the Northwest Coast
  16. Wind and Fireworks Brings A Fast-Growing Wildfire Near Lake Chelan
  17. How Much Has Global Warming Changed July 4th Temperatures Over Washington State?
  18. A Perfect July 4th Weekend in the Pacific Northwest

June 2026

  1. Wind and Wildfire
  2. A Cool/Wet Start of Summer
  3. Thunderstorms and a Winter-Like System Approaches the Pacific Northwest
  4. The "Super" El Nino Will Weaken Super Fast
  5. Short Warm Period Followed by Cool Wet Weather
  6. The Current Status of the Most Important Water Source in the Northwest: The Columbia River
  7. Grass Fires in Eastern Washington: Strong Winds and Human Ignition
  8. Not All Daily Temperature Records Are the Same
  9. Meteor Clouds
  10. Short Heatwave Followed by Normal Temperatures and Precipitation
  11. Meteorological Roller Coaster
  12. Northwest Mountain Snow in June: A Cold/Wet Period for the Northwest
  13. Wet, Cool Winter-Like Weather in June
  14. Dramatic Mirage Over Puget Sound and a Super Sea Breeze

May 2026

  1. The Real Story of the D-Day Weather Forecast
  2. Severe Thunderstorms with Strong Winds, Massive Lightning, Heavy Rain, and Hail Hit Eastern Washington
  3. Severe Thunderstorm Threat On Thursday
  4. Substantial Precipitation Has Returned to the Pacific Northwest: What Has Changed?
  5. The Heaviest Precipitation of the Year Ahead in Some Locations?
  6. A Wet Memorial Day
  7. Why the Washington Drought Emergency Should Be Dropped Immediately
  8. Funnel Cloud in the Lowlands and Substantial Snow in the Mountains
  9. Snow in the Mountains and Wet
  10. "Perfect Storm" Rainfall Comes to the Northwest
  11. Substantial Precipitation Will Soon Return to the Pacific Northwest
  12. Major Forecast Failure
  13. June Gloom Comes Early
  14. Not All Temperature Records Are Equal
  15. There Is No Drought Emergency in Washington State
  16. Warm But Not Hot

April 2026

  1. Contrail Fest over Eastern Washington
  2. A Strong Morning Inversion Undermines Air Quality and Messes Up the Coastal Radar
  3. Fog In the Wrong Season
  4. California and Oregon Are Getting Our Rain: But That is OK
  5. Will 2026 Be An Above-Normal Wildfire Year in Washington State?
  6. The Origin of the Puget Sound Tornado
  7. Intense Cold Front Brings Heavy Snow and Substantial Precipitation to the Mountains
  8. A Very Strong Cold Front Will Cross the Northwest on Tuesday
  9. When a "Drought" NOT a Drought?
  10. Is a Super El Nino Coming?
  11. Wet, Cool Weather Ahead for Much of the West Coast
  12. Major Global Cooling of the Past Two Years and the Big U.S. Heatwave Last Month. Climate Change?
  13. FINALLY, Some Warm Weather
  14. Seattle Times Provides Deceptive and False Information on Washington State Drought

March 2026

  1. A Very Wet March
  2. Does Low Snowpack Increase the Chances of Washington State Wildfires?
  3. Our Reservoirs are Now Full, Months Ahead of Time
  4. How Unusual Has This Winter Been?
  5. The Revenge of Kona Hits BOTH Hawaii and Washington State
  6. How Far into the Future Do Weather Prediction Models Have Skill?
  7. The Northwest's Kona Connection
  8. Snowy Washington State
  9. Lowland Snow over Western Washington Tonight? American versus European Models
  10. Winter is NOT Over: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain, and Substantial Mountain Snow Ahead
  11. An Unusually Strong Cold Cold Front Is Moving Through The Northwest
  12. Could it be True? Lowland Snow in March?
  13. The Most Valuable Precipitation of the Year
  14. A "Dirty Ridge" is Coming to the Northwest

February 2026

  1. With Rapidly Strengthening Sunshine: High Temperatures are Possible in March
  2. Rainshadow on the Wrong Side of the Olympics
  3. La Nina is Collapsing: Implications for Late Winter and Spring
  4. The Great American Weather Tragedy: Excellent Forecasts But Poor Societal Response
  5. California and Oregon Have Been Getting More Precipitation Than Washington: Should We Care?
  6. Modified Arctic Air Reaches the Northwest, Colder Air Is Yet to Come
  7. Light Lowland Snow Coming to Western Washington and Oregon
  8. Cold, Wet, and Snowy Period Ahead
  9. Was January's Low Snowfall the Result of Global Warming? The Facts are Clear
  10. Precipitation and Cooler Temperatures Return to the West Coast
  11. Misinformation in the Seattle TImes About Drought, Snowpack, and Climate Change
  12. Super Inversion But Decent Air Quality
  13. The End of Northwest Cold for The Winter and A Short Heat Wave
  14. High Pressure Danger: Fog and Roadway Collisions

January 2026

  1. Mid-Winter Precipitation Review
  2. An Extraordinary Inversion, Twinkling Lights, and the Return of Rain
  3. Cold Temperatures Hit Western Washington
  4. Tales of Two Slopes: Hot and Cold
  5. The Driest Winter Period in Northwest History?
  6. Global Warming is Only A Modest Problem
  7. Fog and Freezing Fog in the Inland Empire: Intense Inversion Aloft
  8. Super Dew
  9. One Day "Heat Wave" Followed by a Week of Dry Weather
  10. Super Ridge of High Pressure Will Bring Dry Conditions and Warmth
  11. La Nina and Snow Expectations for this Winter
  12. Massive Mountain Snow and Flakes Down to Sea Level
  13. A Very Moist California
  14. Was 2025 An Usual Weather Year in the Pacific Northwest?
  15. Glorious Fog, Unfortunate Inversion

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