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Patrick Timm

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As seen in: The Columbian, MDPI, Our Community Now
Covers:  Weather, Fiction poems and musings
Doesn't Cover: News, Politics
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HI there! my name is Patrick Timm but my friends call me Pat. I am a freelance writer, author and columnist. I have written a weather column for The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, Washington since December 1990. I have also written articles for Sunset, Oregon Coast and Weatherwise magazines and was a columnist for two years at the South Whidbey Record newspaper on Whidbey Island, Washington

An editor and feature editor on my high school newspaper for three years at Benson Polytechnic High Sc…

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Weather Eye: Mother Nature is quietly turning down the lights

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By Patrick Timm Verified
| The Columbian Verified
News / Clark County News Published: August 18, 2026, 6:04am Facebook X (formerly Twitter) Threads Linkedin Pinterest Text message Our August weather appears to be settling into a familiar routine this week with some morning clouds, afternoon sunshine and temperatures close to seasonal averages. Nothing too dramatic is expected, but there are subtle signs that our summer season is beginning to wane. Tuesday’s average high temperature is 82 degrees.
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Weather Eye: Surprise thunderstorm brings brief downpour

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By Patrick Timm Verified
| The Columbian Verified
News / Clark County News Published: August 15, 2026, 6:00am Facebook X (formerly Twitter) Threads Linkedin Pinterest Text message The atmosphere delivered a surprise early Friday morning when a thunderstorm moved directly over northern Clark County. Here at my weather station in La Center, thunder rumbled, lightning flashed and the rain came pouring down.
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Weather Eye: Enjoy a week of mostly sunny, mild weather

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By Patrick Timm Verified
| The Columbian Verified
News / Clark County News Published: August 11, 2026, 6:00am Facebook X (formerly Twitter) Threads Linkedin Pinterest Text message The crickets were out in full force Sunday night and loud as could be. I think they were violating the neighborhood’s quiet hours after 10 p.m. Of course, I didn’t mind their late-night concert. Their chorus is one of those familiar sounds that tells us summer is moving right along.
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Awards

Eric W. Allen award for journalism from the University of Oregon

1967 - Journalism