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El Nino continues to strengthen
For many months, we have been featuring the strengthening El Nino in the waters of the south-central Pacific Ocean…
Dry in the Northwest with floods in the central U.S.
There has been no respite from all of the extreme weather across the country. Here in the Inland Northwest, we went from a milder-than-average early winter to the snowiest February in recorded history. The new wett…
Our late fall and winter seasons have been wet
Coeur d’Alene and the rest of the Inland Empire have been receiving plenty of moisture during the November through March period, especially in recent years. Ho…
Wildfires have led to polluted air
Last week, the American Lung Association released its “State of the Air” report, showing that air pollution in the United States continues to get worse. The report covered the years from 2015 to 2017 and the Spokan…
Large hail a rarity in North Idaho
Several weeks ago, I wrote about our thunderstorm season. So far, we haven’t seen any thunderstorm development across the Inland Northwest. All the severe weather has been over the southern U.S. as three tornado ou…
Could North Idaho have another rough wildfire season?
The spring of 2019 is starting off wet across North Idaho and the rest of the Inland Empire. Last week, on April 9, Cliff measured .90 inches of rain from a st…
Close to the normal number of thunderstorms expected this season
April has arrived and a new weather pattern has moved into the region with increased rainfall. There’s still a chance we could see a few more flakes of snow over the next several weeks, but it looks like we’ve seen…
Midwest flooding likely to continue through remainder of spring
In mid-March, a massive storm, which was labeled as a “bomb cyclone,” developed and brought very heavy rainfall and blizzard conditions to the Midwest. Parts o…
It was a cold meteorological winter for the U.S.
We’re at the end of March and 2019 has already seen its share of weather extremes across the country and the rest of the world. Here in North Idaho, we had the…
Spring will be here in the nick of time
Let me guess: You’re ready for spring.
Heavy February snows may lead to some flooding
Snowfall records just keep falling in Coeur d’Alene and the rest of the Inland Empire. Since Feb. 3, Cliff has measured nearly 60 inches of snow. It’s amazing that we’ve picked up nearly our entire seasonal snowfal…
It was a February for the record books in North Idaho
February of 2019 has come to a close, but there were many snowfall records broken in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions. Many residents of North Idaho are anxious for spring, as last month was certainly one of t…
More snow expected across North Idaho into early March
As of early Sunday, Cliff has measured nearly 50 inches of snow at his station for February. It’s very possible that Coeur d’Alene will have surpassed the 50-inch mark for this month early today. We’ve already smas…
It's going to be a February to remember
As of Feb. 15, a total of 39.7 inches of snow fell in Coeur d’Alene, an all-time record for the month. The old February snowfall record was 39.5 inches set back in 1955. Cliff tells me that no other monthly snowfal…
Will we see a new El Nino this year?
Winter has certainly arrived across North Idaho and the rest of the Pacific Northwest. As of Sunday afternnon, Cliff had measured over 13 inches of snow for February, with more expected later this week. Our origina…
The polar vortex returns to North America
The infamous “polar vortex” made a return to North America last week. Temperatures plunged to as low as minus 50 degrees across the northern U.S. that led to several states of emergencies. Thousands of flights were…