GLENWOOD WASHINGTON
               INFO & WEATHER

APRIL 25: Saw a hummingbird this morning. APRIL 24: The wild plum/cherry tree in the front yard is blossomed out and full of bees. Not sure what kind of bee. They are small. APRIL 22: Well, I am glad I didn't buy a bunch of pretty flowers in town and bring them home. 23.3º for a low this morning. That is what happens when the wind quits blowing. APRIL 21: Wind blew yesterday and most of the night. This morning is calm. Looks like rain, but none in the forecast. APRIL 19: Wow!! It didn't freeze this morning. 38º for a low. APRIL 18: Another blue sky morning. 26.4º. Cheeseburger bird was singing this morning. Swallows everywhere. APRIL 17: 26º This morning. Not a cloud in the sky. APRIL 16: Very dark, odd cloud to the east in the afternoon. Some strong east wind gusts. APRIL 15: Still frosty. 31º. Beautiful morning with a late setting moon. APRIL 14: Another frosty morning. 25º. Beautiful day. Planted some potatoes and onions. APRIL 13: Sunday. 23.3º this morning. Blue sky. Sunshine. A far away full moon during the night.. Birds were a little late to start singing this morning. Finally the Meadowlark is here. I get them later than the lake bottom. Such a beautiful sound. APRIL 11: Swallows are busy at the bird houses. It is Friday. They are talking about a freeze Saturday night affecting orchards. APRIL 09: Clear sky this morning. Mountain is out in all its splendor. The cottonwoods are losing their stickies and getting a green tinge to them. APRIL 07: In weather history: 1857 - A late season freeze brought snow to every state in the Union. Even as far south as Houston TX the mercury plunged to 21 degrees. (David Ludlum) APRIL 06: Everyone is trying to burn ditches and fields but rain has put a stop to it today. APRIL 05: Another frosty morning. APRIL 04: Time to mow the lawn. Going to be a beautiful day. East wind is in the forecast. Sure seems odd for spring. APRIL 03: Robins look huge this morning. They are all fluffed up in the 22.7º chilly morning. Glad I don't have to go out and milk the cow. APRIL 02: Been at the west end of the Gorge where the daffodills are tall and sturdy and bright yellow. Here at home they have just started blooming on the old homesteads. Trees are leafing out down there and cherry blossoms are scattering in the rain. Good tides for razor clam digging and everyone is easily getting their limit . ====================== MARCH 30: East wind today. Kind of odd for spring. Frost on the grass this morning. MARCH 28: Saw buzzards here today. They have been down on the Klickitat for a couple of weeks already. MARCH 27: Some thunderstorm activity after I went to bed. Didn't last long. MARCH 26: Thunderstorms in the forecast for this afternoon. MARCH 25: Blue sky morning. Suppose to get up to 70º today. Thunderstorms tomorrow. MARCH 24: My goodness it is a warm morning. Sunshine and drizzly and green grass growing. MARCH 23: Rainy, drizzly morning. Snow is down low on the hills. I heard the Sandhill Cranes squawking over at Leatons. MARCH 20: Good Morning first day of Spring. There was crunchy white stuff on my windshield this morning. Sandhill Cranes have arrived, but no Buzzards yet. MARCH 13: Quite the weather day. Snow storm, hail storm, sunshine, full moon and eclipse. MARCH 12: The rain has arrived tonight. Black Birds galore singing today. MARCH 09: Boy the wind blew this afternoon. MARCH 08: Cap on the mountain. Sunny. Windy in the afternoon. Time to start raking the yard. MARCH 03: Well, the morning is blue sky and clear mountain. Birds are checking out the bird houses. There is green grass coming up around the tree trunks. MARCH 02: Cloudy this morning. Suppose to rain later this afternoon. Birds are happily singing. There is green grass sprouting in some areas. MARCH 01: Beautiful day. Had the front door open most of the day, but also had the wood stove going. Birds are happy. A few sprinkles late afternoon. FEBRUARY: 28th: Beautiful day. Froze in the morning, but I have the door open this afternoon. Swallows, Bluebirds and Robins. 26th: Our weather is Bi-Polar. This morning it is 25º and everything is covered with frost. 24th: Hard wind gust late afternoon, but the weather has not been as dramatic as forecasted. 39 mph gust ----------------------- Woke up to clear sky and 0.00 in the rain gauge. Also no wind. It is now 10:00 am and it has started to rain, so we will see if the wind and rain will be as much as forecasted. 23rd: Warm with raining and flooding. Snow is rapidly disappearing from the fields. Despite the yukky weather, the sounds of the birds singing has changed. More cheerful and spring like. By late afternoon, the rain quit and it was amazing how quickly the flooding stopped. 22nd: Still heavy overcast. No rain so far this morning. Started raining in the late afternoon. 21st: Beautiful red sunrise this morning. Suppose to be quite a bit of rain coming in. Fields are still white but snow melting around the trees. The day ended with warm, heavy overcast. 20th: Blue skies this morning. Mountain is beautiful. 30º so have to be careful walking outside. 19th: 2 inches of wet snow this morning. Heavy overcast. Wind blowing tonight. 18th: 31º and slicker than snot this morning. Foggy. 17th: Woke up to still yukky. Possibility of freezing rain. The day ended up being beautiful. Sunny and warm. 16th: Birds were singing this morning. Such a cheerful sound. But now it is snowing hard @ 32º. Mixture of rain and snow all day. Kind of yukky. I guessed at snow amount. 15th: Wind changed direction late yesterday and it warmed up. Snowed off and on today. Drove to Lyle. Temperature varied between 35º and 33º. 14th: Most of the schools are closed again today. Portland/Vancouver area got more of this winter storm than we did. Snowed most of yesterday, but o moisture in it. 13th: Woke up to cloudy and east wind. Snow arrived at 10:00 am. A lot of schools were closed today in anticipation of coming weather. 12th: Minus 7º this morning. Beautiful full moon last night. Snow on the ground so it was a full snow moon. One more day of clear skies and then moisture is suppose to move in. Went to ball game at Klickitat. 17º here at home. 22º on the Plateau. 30º down in the canyon at Klickitat. Snow or freezing rain is suppose to arrive tomorrow. 11th Tuesday: Ooooh! Cold this morning. Minus 6 degrees. Beautiful blue sky sunny morning. At 9:00 it is only 8 degrees. Spotted Towhee at the bird feeder. 10th It has been snowing all morning. 3" fresh dry snow. No wind but it is out of the east, which makes it colder. 8th and 9th: Sunny, chilly and blue skies. Suppose to turn colder with east wind. Saturday's crab feed was a success. Thank you to everyone who supported our senior class. Especially to all of you who traveled our slick roads from outside communities.