Rain was forecast yesterday. We got a tiny bit in the wee hours of the morning but we actually had patches of blue sky during the day. No complaints from here.
Category: Sky and clouds
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a…
…flying woman?? Can you see her? Well, if not, aren’t the clouds pretty?
Two reasons to love autumn
The late afternoon turned golden against a darkening sky.
Then it started raining. It wasn’t so bad when I saw the rainbow.
Solar happenings
You’ve likely heard: there’s a solar eclipse visible today in much of the United States. It will be more dramatic further south of Sequim, in Oregon. The sun here will be 90% obscured…if morning clouds don’t help with the job. I plan to watch but my camera will have the day off. I’ve got viewing glasses but, alas, no protection for its lens.
Summer with a vengeance
We’re sharing Canada’s misery. As of yesterday afternoon there were around 23 wildfires burning in British Columbia. Easterly winds have brought the smoke onto the Olympic Peninsula, hidden the mountains, and made air quality somewhere in the range from poor to downright terrible. The view into the Dungeness Recreation Area looks foggy here but that’s smoke. These conditions have occurred before but this is the worst I’ve experienced since my days in California where the state underwent regular incineration.
And yesterday was my hottest day yet in Sequim. The number on the upper left is the outside temp, 99 degrees Fahrenheit…or 37 for those who operate in Celsius. We don’t get temperatures like this here. Not usually.
Ignore that rain icon in the middle. Our weather station seems to throw that in regularly just to keep things interesting.
Blue hole
Pilots talk about the “blue hole” over Sequim. Weather patterns often favor Sequim with better weather than other spots in the region. And sometimes it means there truly is a blue hole in the midst of overcast. Exhibit A, above: blue hole.
Marie again
My friend Marie, in California, takes some stunning photographs. Sometimes I just have to share. This was sunset in Gualala last month. Thanks, Marie!