For a number of days, starting on Friday, the new Langley Hill coastal radar has been showing lots of precipitation offshore, some if it heavy. Yet the skies have been clear or nearly so. Then on Wednesday the rain disappeared. What is going on? And let me warn you now...these mystery showers are going to...
Why is the U.S. government provide hugely more computer resources for climate prediction than weather prediction? And why is far more emphasis given to climate prediction research than weather prediction research and development?In some past blogs I talked about the unfortunate lack of computer resources available to the National Weather Service (NWS), resulting in the...
As the U.S. West Coast enters the warm season, one area is getting very windy, particularly during the afternoon and evenings. Day after day this region will be hit by 20-30 mph winds, often with higher gusts. A region, where the afternoon is often too windy to be on the beach, with wind-driven sandy stinging...
Thursday, May 24 marks the last in this school year’s series of parent meetings, sponsored by the Lopez Island Family Resource Center and the Lopez Island Prevention Coalition.
The question that many amateur gardeners like myself often ask is:Why are my seeds not germinating and rotting in the soil?When will the soil be warm enough to sow my seeds or transplant my plants? Well, I don't pretend to be an expert in this, but I suspect it has something to do so with...
You don't need to be a meteorologist to know that we have been substantially cooler than normal the past five days--on both sides of the Cascades. Here is a sample from Seattle and Pasco. Roughly 5-10F below normal on the max temps. The reason? A persistent trough over the Northwest, as shown by this upper level...
The Annual Lopez Island Garden Club’s highly anticipated Plant Sale is Thursday, May 10, 10 a.m.-noon at Woodmen Hall. Past years have had the lines forming early, rain or shine, and gardeners bursting through the doors, right at 10, racing to get their first choices from the wonderful plants donated by other gardeners from all over the island. The selection of plants this year includes, trees, shrubs, perennials, groundcovers, veggie and berry starts, and a variety of native species.