Rufus

Weather forecasting since 1975; Food Protection Entomologist since 1979; 12-string guitarist forever

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@ChrisMartzWX Linn County, Oregon

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@thecoinshow88 Congratulations ❤️🇺🇸. America has another great citizen!

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@ChrisMartzWX You got ‘er done, Chris, and it’s only the beginning of a tremendous career.
✔️Always keep scientific facts first and your opinions will have merit.

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@elonmusk Solve this issue by simply making ONLY a 30 minute “spring forward” on the usual date scheduled for the 1 hr change next Spring. Make THAT 30 minute change permanent !!!

This will give every group half of what they want! Split the difference!

[Rufus @TheWxCafe]

Solve this issue by simply making ONLY a 30 minute “spring forward” on the usual date scheduled for the 1 hr change next Spring. Make THAT 30 minute change permanent !!!

This will give every group half of what they want! Split the difference!

[Rufus @TheWxCafe]

It’s been years since last post. Been asked by many to restart periodic updates on long-range wx outlook around the PNW.
For those new here, I have been forecasting PNW wx since 1979, lots of success & failures, for sure.
For the next 2 weeks:
https://t.co/Fdmlt7REw6

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@OregonStateExt @oregonbeeproj @ORagriculture A great scientist, communicator and friend. So many shared laughs, berry discussions, and small fruit industry solutions. Thank you, Bernadine. You will not be forgotten!

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📍A note to ALL of us - wx geeks, scientists & PNW residents alike - pause, if you will, to ponder & experience what it is like to live through a truly historical period of wx all across the PNW. (Mushy, I know, but hey, it is beginning to unfold.)

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For those asking ... here’s the KGMI Farm Show interview concerning the current PNW heat event which aired today.
For followers new to me, I have forecast long-range wx in the PNW for over 40 years.
https://t.co/FiHoe5uC3A

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@cwaughweather KGMI has been gracious to provide mp3 files in the past —- I will post if permitted this time. Thanks for your interest!

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📌 My take on the history making “heat storm” airs on KGMI News/Talk 790 AM Bellingham Farm Show — 7:00 to 8:00 am, Saturday June 26.
Have your ☕️ ready.

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@mkolken My wife, Kay, passed just 8 short months after Ovarian Cancer diagnosis. We had been married 45 1/2 years. I feel your pain, Matthew. Truly I do.

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https://t.co/FJbsIJdKXW

[Matt Zaffino @Zaffino]

If you have a clear sky to the east and you're up around and little before sunrise, see if you can find these four planets. Let the crescent moon be your guide. The lit side points toward the planets, the brightest of which is Jupiter. #kgwweather

[Brit Hume @brithume]

This is interesting.

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🏈❄️showers Sat night - early Mon. Visual pleasure of ❄️fall for all, but not sticking much at surface. ⚠️COLD weekend of Feb 8-9, moisture limited but cold enough for ❄️❄️. Major ❄️ event weekend after Valetine’s Day possible. Read https://t.co/VxPBCwS9Ta. Click TheWxCafé™️

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🎩Groundhog 🏈 Super Bowl Sunday expect foothill ❄️❄️snow N of Salem or Portland, as coldest air since last event arrives. Snow/rain mix possible at the surface. 🚧 Icy morning commute likely Feb 3, if sky clears in your location. Wet this week & north of ~Salem Feb 5-7.

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📍Cold & ❄️: Starts late Sunday N of Seattle, moving S by Mon morning. Fraser wind gusts 60-70 mph. Snow N of Salem, esp PDX, Columbia Gorge outflow area. Rain <500 ft S of Salem (Low passes N mid-week, so a miss). Lots of❄️for Puget Sound on tap mid-week. Not as cold in W OR.

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📣Arctic Blast to arrive later than last post. Still, “The Grip” about to freeze all of PNW. Impact COLD, varying amts of ❄️ west of mtns, WIND in the Gaps. 🔺WA❄️1st, then OR❄️by later Mon night, N of Medford. On/off❄️❄️Tue-Sat. ⚠️COLD grips thru 1/22. 🚧Single digit lows likely

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⚠️We have coined the upcoming intense wx period as “The Grip” - COLD, winds, freezing rain, heavy rain, valley ❄️ & FEET of mtn ❄️ to begin this weekend and lasting thru at least Jan 22.
🔺Be Prepared.
📓Extensive report at https://t.co/VxPBCwS9Ta (click TheWxCafé™️, top right)