Overcast through much of the day. Clearing beginning later in the afternoon and into the evening. Calm winds, temperatures in the 40s. Several days of elevated snow levels have resulted in large bare spots on the mountain peaks. Today I noticed a light dusting of snow on the top of Mount Edgecumbe, so it dropped … Read more

Mostly sunny. Temperatures in the 40s during the day. Dropping into the 30s this evening after the sun set. Light winds. I had calls this morning, but did them from my car. I wanted to watch at Pioneer Park in hopes of catching a Townsend’s Solitaire. No luck today. I also spent time watching at … Read more

Overcast with rain late in the day. Temperatures into the lower 50s again. Light winds. Yesterday’s high got to 56F, breaking the previous record for the day (52F in 1989). It looks like today’s high will tie the previous record. I was out at Sawmill Cove before sunrise. Today there was a little pink in … Read more

Overcast and warm. Rain late. Last night when I was out to shuttle a friend from the airport, I was a little surprised to see fog near the lake. I soon noticed there were stars in the sky. After so much rain, I wasn’t really expecting it to clear. I don’t think it lasted long. … Read more

Another warm and wet day. Based on conditions at the airport, it was breezy in places, but where I was winds were light. Temperatures into the 50s. I arrived at Sawmill Cove at 10:30am. As has often been the case, they were working on other things and didn’t get to the actual pile driving until … Read more

Warmer and quite wet. Plenty of rain. Temperatures in to the upper 40s, calm winds. I didn’t have work until 10:30 this morning. I was surprised to see how high Indian River and Thimbleberry Creek were running. I hadn’t realized how much it had rained overnight. It looks like over 3 inches in the past … Read more