By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News The cloudscape threw us a curveball on June 20 when donut-shaped clouds wafted over the Inland Northwest. The unusual display prompted citizen observers to snap photographs and the Spokane office of the National Weather Service to post an explanation with satellite images on social media.
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?
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News We see it and feel it — pollen madness. Trees have been exploding with tiny particles that coat our cars and make our eyes scratchy and our noses run.
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – The severe heatwave descending upon the Pacific Northwest this weekend is highly unusual because it’s occurring in June and also because it is the second heatwave to strike before the month is over, according to meteorologist Nic Loyd of Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet.