Author (#1588)December 2005 Archives

The Geminid Meteor Shower will hits its peak this week, sending streaks of light across our northwest skies. But, because of a nearly full moon, there's one specific time that will be the best for seeing this annual shower.

Tuesday December 13th
4:30 a.m. to About 7 a.m.
Look West

The moon will be down at that point and the sky will be dark, other than city lights. For a gallery of Geminid Meteors, including cool sh...

>> Continue reading: Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

"The temperature is freezing at my house right now...so how can the freezing level be higher than Mt. Hood? That doesn't make sense."

Maybe you asked that question during my forecast tonight. Some cities in the Willamette Valley were already freezing by 6:30p.m., yet I gave the freezing level as 11,500 feet. What gives?

Well, the elevation we give for the freezing level is actually the

free air free...

>> Continue reading: The 'Real Deal' About Our Freezing Level

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