Zero dark thirty? Who knows?

Really, anywhere with an unobstructed view to the north and as little ambient light as possible should work. I always thought the top of Buttermilk Butte would be a great place to watch the skies at night but have never taken advantage of that and wouldn't even know if the road was passable. If this...

This could be visually interesting if nothing else. Beginning tonight (5/10), our planetary home could be effected by a fairly large geomagnetic storm—rated G4 on a scale of 5—as charged particles from the sun’s corona are flung out into space. This is advertised as the biggest solar storm to hit th...

Thanks for the heads up, Susan. What would WDFW be doing managing logging in Golden Doe? Let's find out.

According to a weather outlook bulletin released Thursday (4/18) by the National Weather Service, we’re in for a hot start to summer. The highest probabilities of an extra-hot onset to summer are found in the Northeast, Washington state, New Mexico, south Texas and southern Florida. If I'm reading N...

Unfortunately, as of today (4/16), the Department of Ecology has declared a drought emergency for most of Washington. As chances for significant additions to the state's snowpack diminish, there is simply not enough water contained in mountain snow and reservoirs to prevent serious impacts for water...

Just out today (3/21) a new long-range forecast from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center is predicting nearly all U.S. states are leaning toward warmer-than-average weather this spring. The forecast speaks in terms of probabilities—not certainties—and we could still see some cooler, rainy weather but t...

Worked as a Weed Warrior many years ago for a couple of seasons. Here's what I remember about eradicating Russian Thistle by hand: —Wait until the plants are several inches or more out of the ground and the soil is fairly saturated before attempting to pull by hand. —Make sure you get the entire tap...

Just talked to P.U.D. There is a pole down in the vicinity and "they are aware and working on the fix." Power expected to be restored in about an hour (10:00 PM). Hope that helps.

Thanks for the look back, ciderman. Weather-watching is such a great hobby that never ends. I grew up and lived all over Colorado—much sunnier. Put in twenty years in Bellingham—much cloudier—the marine climate Lupinelover references. We'll just have to wait and see what 2024 has in store for us. It...