The signs are everything that meteorological fall is here in the Northwest and in the second segment I will tell you about them.  In the forecast segment, I will talk about the upcoming cooldown, the end of heatwaves for the year, and describe the smoke plume moving into eastern Washington.

Tired of warm temperatures?  This weekend will be the one for you with highs in the 70s in the west and 80s east of the Cascade crest. But one last heat event is ahead.   In this podcast, I will not only provide the forecast, but tell you about local microclimates and what causes them.

We have experienced unusual humidity during the past week.  Why?  I will describe what controls the "stickiness" of the air in our region.  But before I do that I will review the forecast, which is quite favorable for this weekend, followed by another warm spell on Wednesday and Thursday.

This has been a below-normal wildfire season over the western U.S., but we should not get complacent!  Historically, the most dangerous wildifre period is about to start, ironically because of cooling temperatures.  I will explain the meteorology of the prime, late-summer wildfire period.  And I will start the podcast with a very pleasant summer forecast for the west, but one with toasty temperatures mid-week in the east.

Weather forecast models are great, but there are potent weather signs in the sky that provide advanced notice of weather changes.  I will talk about a few local weather signs here in the Northwest.  And I also discuss the latest forecast, with warming ahead followed by a cooling crash on Wednesday.   The Northwest weather roller coaster continues!

This podcast explains an apparent contradiction:   the region is slowly warming yet extreme heat waves are not increasing over time.  It is an interesting story not covered in the media.  And I also provide the latest forecast, with the heat wave continuing over the weekend and ending abruptly with a major cool down on Monday.

A storm on the Sun's surface should result in a major aurora event tonight that could well be visible in the Northwest.  My podcast provides the details.  And I also talk about a major warm up this week, that should bring temperatures in the low-90s in the west and over 100F in the Columbia Basin.

We are just about to enter the climatologically driest time of the year in the Pacific Northwest.  In fact, we are one of the driest locations in the country in late July.  But why?   The reasons are discussed in my podcast.  And I will also review the weekend forecast, which will be a bit cooler and cloudier than normal.  The cause?  That pesky low pressure near our coast.

People were complaining about humidity this week.  I tell you why our humidity is generally low in the Northwest and why it got sticky this week.   I also give the forecast for the upcoming week, which includes a mini-heat wave and no rain.

This weekend will be one of extremes...from warm to rain...and I  provide a detailed forecast.  Some locations will get thunderstorms.  In my second segment, I explain why thunderstorms are infrequent in our region and the secret sauce needed to bring boomers to our region.