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Timberline Lodge, OR, Targets August 20 for End of 2025 Summer Ski Season

Timberline Lodge, Oregon, is once again extending North America’s longest lift-served ski season, aiming to remain open through August 20. The announcement was confirmed by John Burton, Timberline’s director of marketing and public affairs, to POWDER. Related: 3 U.S. Ski Areas Remain Open for Skiing This Holiday Weekend Burton caveated that the August 20 date is a target, not a […]
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[PHOTOS] Measurable Snow Falls on Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe, CA

Winter’s coming. It might not look like it on the calendar, but the dusting of snow on the peaks of California’s ski resorts would beg to differ. Social posts and webcam footage from Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe show snow at higher elevations.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Measurable snow fell on Mammoth […]
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Budget Airline Refuses to Refund for Delayed Flight Due to ‘Runway Snow Clearance’. In August.

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Passengers were left scratching their heads when a UK-based budget airline refused to pay out compensation after their flight was delayed due to snow in the middle of August when the temperatures were in the mid-70s. Related: Vail to Aspen, CO in 35-Minutes | American Airlines Announces Nation’s Shortest Flight Route The flight was from Jersey, a small island off […]
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USA Night Sky Calendar – August 2022 | Comet PanSTARRS Visible All Month, Moon Rising near Jupiter, and the Brightest Meteor Shower of the Year

This is the monthly SnowBrains stargazing guide—something new we’re experimenting with in order to increase your awareness of all the fantastic things going on up above this off-season. The guide is meant to give you knowledge of the night sky and contribute to your experience when you’re camping out under the stars and just plain enjoying nature. We’ll be sharing […]
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NOAA Jul-Aug-Sept 2021 Outlook: Most of Country Warmer Than Normal, Northwest Drier and East Wetter Than Normal

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The NOAA just released its three month outlook for July-August-September 2021. It’s looking lie the majority of the country will be warmer than normal, especially the Northeast,  the northwest will be drier than normal and the east wetter than normal. Related: The New U.S. Climate Normals Are Here | What Do They Tell Us About Climate Change? Check out the summary […]
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NOAA: Updated June-July-August Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal For Most of Country

Here is the updated outlook for temperature & precipitation this summer. The higher probabilities are for warmer and drier, largely due to the lingering La Niña in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Related: The New U.S. Climate Normals Are Here | What Do They Tell Us About Climate Change? Full summary from the Climate Prediction Center below: TEMPERATURE Above normal temperatures are […]
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Summer 2020 Ranked as One of the Hottest on Record for US | August Was Remarkably Hot and Destructive

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This post first appeared on the NOAA website August 2020 will be remembered for its extreme heat and violent weather: The U.S. endured heat waves, hurricanes, a devastating derecho, and raging wildfires out West.  Related: NOAA September 2020 Climate Outlook: Late Season Heat Wave Across West, Potential Frosts & Freezes for Northern Plains Meteorological summer — June through August’s end […]
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NOAA August 2020 Outlook: West Hotter and Drier Than Normal, East Hotter and Wetter

This August 2020 outlook first appeared on climate.gov and was written by Tom Di Liberto We’ve entered the dog days of summer across the United States which, along with continued summer heat, comes a climatological increase in hurricane activity in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean. (The season’s average peaks occurs around September 10). The August 2020 outlook favors hotter-than-average temperatures along […]
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August Snowfall Warning Issued in British Columbia | Upto a Foot of Snow Forecast

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Environment Canada yesterday issued an August snowfall warning for a major BC highway. The Fort Nelson forecast calls for a long period of snowfall with totals amounting 8-12″. Further, it notes that the snowfall warning includes early-season heavy snow for part of the Alaska Highway. Related: Where is the SNOWIEST Place on Earth? The snowfall warning is also in effect […]
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NOAA August Outlook: Above Normal Temperatures for the West, Alaska and North East | Slim Chance of Summer Showers

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The final outlook for August sees the best chances for above-normal temperatures across Alaska, the West, the Southern Plains, the Northeast, and the Gulf states. Conditions are less certain for the rest of the Plains through the Mid-Atlantic. Odds are also increased for wetter than usual conditions for monsoonal areas of the West. Looks like a slim chance for summer showers […]
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NASA: August Ties July for Hottest Month on Earth in 136 Years of Record Keeping

NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) has concluded that August 2016 ties July as the hottest month on modern record in world history. Their analysis shows that August 2016 was 0.16° Celsius hotter than the previous warmest August on record, August 2014, and almost one whole degree warmer than the mean August temperature between 1951 through 1980. Tying this […]
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