On a day with such lousy weather as today’s, it seems somehow extra-appropriate that I’ve just read an announcement inviting interested parties to take a “Skywarn Weather Spotter” class.

“The National Weather Service will train new and veteran spotters, including interested citizens, amateur radio, CERT, citizen corps and law enforcement staff, on how to look for and report significant weather events.” Spotters are particularly needed in rural King County, they say, as well as those who have weather instrumentation, including anemometers.

The class is being held at the Redmond Public Safety Building on Monday, November 20. You must RSVP in advance to Lt. Charlie Gorman of the Redmond Police Department at 425.556.2566 or cgorman@redmond.gov