Monthly Archives: September 2011

Rainier Watch

My coworkers who sit next to the window keep the blinds closed, so it’s harder for me to see the mountain. It’s mostly clear out today, but I can see just the base of the mountain; the tops are obscured … Continue reading

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Rainier Watch

Another clear day. skies are cloudless. Air is fairly crisp, shouldn’t get above 65 today. This is the time of year that I moved to Washington, all those years ago, to attend UW. I will never forget standing on the … Continue reading

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Rainier Watch

After several days of rain (and one day of really bad wind), we scored another pretty day today. Mountain is bright and visible against blue sky. I don’t feel like we have a lot of these left in the year. … Continue reading

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Rainier Watch

We are now in the period of the year where you get a few days of clouds and rain followed by a few days of sun (or partly cloudy). The nights are also clear some and cloudy some. It’s a … Continue reading

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Rainier Watch

It rained last night. It’s been cloudy for most of the week. But for an hour or so this morning, the mountain was visible against the cloudy background.

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Rainier Watch

After a couple weeks of hot and sunny weather, the fog refused to burn off today. I can’t see the mountain, and there are thick puffy grey clouds across the sky. No blue sky whatsoever all day. Welcome to autumn.

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Rainier Watch

It was supposed to be hot today, weather report claimed it would go to 85° or so. There were about 5 raindrops on my windshield as I crossed the valley this morning, and right now the sky is full of … Continue reading

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Rainier watch

A very hot and sunny Labor Day weekend. The sky was essentially cloud-free all weekend, including at night. It was clear at 2am when I went to bed last night. This morning, the mountain is in stark contrast against a … Continue reading

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Rainier Watch

mountain partially obscured behind puffy clouds. Sky about half cloudy, clouds all puffy. whitish haze near horizon. It was socked in clouds all morning, just now clearing up around 2pm.

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Rainier Watch

It’s been cloudy the past few days, and was very cold last night (both kids woke up with blankets still covering them, perhaps for the first time ever). Today, there is feeble sunlight peeking through a high thin haze. Things … Continue reading

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