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Mostly cloudy with showers. Primarily rain, but graupel mixing in at times. Temperatures around 40F and light to moderate winds. Snow level (where it accumulates on the trees) was down further today. I think to 1500 feet or below. The weather has turned a bit volatile. This sort of weather is sometimes called “herring weather” … Read more

Overcast with temperatures in the hanging around 40F. Light to moderate winds. Snow levels continued to be down to 2000 feet or below. There is snow forecast for sea level in the coming days. Given the temperatures also forecast, it seems unlikely there will be any accumulation. Depending on how much precipitation there is, it … Read more

Mostly cloudy to overcast. Periods of rain (showers moving through) and temperatures in the low 40s with light to moderate winds. Snow levels were down to 2000 feet or less on the mountains today. It’s been a low snow winter so far, but sometimes conditions in March and even into April add significantly to the … Read more

Overcast to partly sunny in Seattle. Today was our flight home, but not until this evening. Rowan had one other place she wanted to visit, but we didn’t go there until the afternoon. While on calls this morning, I spent time out in my brother’s yard making some observations. I noticed some of the manzanita … Read more

Partly cloudy to mostly sunny in Seattle. Calm winds, pleasant temperatures. Not much time outside today, but I did listen to birds and make observations of plants in my brother’s yard. Several species I saw or heard were familiar from home. A House Sparrow and House Finch made calls I didn’t recognize. I relied on … Read more

Partly cloudy with light winds and temperatures in the upper 40s this morning in Sitka. Partly cloudy in Seattle this evening. Today was a travel day, but since our flight wasn’t until a bit after 11am, I had some time before heading to the airport. For the third day in a row, pink clouds brought … Read more