Oh, my aching joints! Is weather to blame?
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A smattering of studies supported by legions of testimonials suggest that many of us feel weather in our bones.
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Weathercatch: Is our early snow an indicator of another rough winter?
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News Three remarkable calendar events unfolded this past weekend — the season’s first snow, a Hunter’s Moon and the end of daylight saving time.
Weathercatch: Halloween trickeries — from fog and freezing to snow
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist and Linda Weiford, WSU News When it comes to Halloween weather conditions, Mother Nature has handed out plenty of tricks in the Inland Northwest.
Weathercatch: Troughs — dashed lines on weather maps and so much more
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist and Linda Weiford, WSU News A blast of cool, wet weather engulfed the region during the first few days of October. Not only did it dig in over the Inland Northwest, but most of the western United States.
Weathercatch: ‘Heat dome’ moves on — something to sing about
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News Two songs best sum up the weather we just left behind – “Heat Wave” and “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”
Temperature seesaw ride wrapping up
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News We just slipped past the year’s longest day and highest sun. Ever wonder why the summer solstice isn’t the warmest day of the year?
6 inches of Mount St. Helens ash fell on Lind, Wash. — why?
By Linda Weiford, WSU News LIND, Wash. – The day Mount St. Helens erupted, Gladie Nagamitsu vividly remembers when noon turned to midnight and the sky started raining down on the tiny farming town of Lind, Wash., where she lives.
April fools with above-average rain
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. — Last year we enjoyed the warmest April since 1934, a Dust Bowl year. You may recall that, for 25 glorious days, temperatures ran above normal, putting temperatures in the Inland Northwest on par with those in southern California and Florida.
When science slides – wet weather sets off mudslides
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News SPOKANE, Wash. – When it comes to precipitation, the Inland Northwest has really been dumped on. Look no further than the pot holes, soggy lawns and tattered rubber boots for proof. And now — landslides.
Why it was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad winter
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News What did the tree say after a long winter? What a re-leaf … SPOKANE, Wash. – Never mind that March was among the wettest on record for the Inland Northwest. Our miserable winter is what still stands out. Just talking about it elicits grimaces and […]