The precipitation numbers are in for the month of April and Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's meteorological expert says it could be worse - but it could be a lot better. According to Bateson's measurements we received .47 inches during April, but we should have had 1.16 inches...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about astronomy and astrophotography? Sunday there will be a free workshop where you can learn how to use a telescope and camera to capture some spectacular light from distant stars. Dr. Owen Bateson and Randall Evans, local star...

With patience and a powerful set of lenses Dr. Bateson captured this photo of Tuesday morning's full lunar eclipse. At first, said Bateson, it was cloudy, and then the clouds miraculously disappeared giving him a perfect view during totality. The next lunar eclipse will fall on October...

On Monday night and early Tuesday morning, April 14th and 15th, Lassen County residents will have a great view of a neat celestial performance as the moon slips into the Earth's shadow during the first total lunar eclipse visible here since 2011. Spectators in...

The month of March saw more than average precipitation across northeastern California according to measurements collected by our local meteorological expert, Dr. Owen Bateson. Saturday Bateson recorded .68 inches of moisture, with an additional 1.75 inches of rain falling Sunday, bringing the monthly total up to 3.84 inches. Those numbers total up to 120% of...

February rainfall totals are in and thankfully the numbers came out above average here in northeastern California. Our local meteorological expert, Dr. Owen Bateson, checks in this afternoon with this look at current moisture totals. Bateson recorded 3.97 inches in February, 123% of the month's historic...

Nearly three inches of moisture fell on our area this weekend in the form of rain and snow according to measurements taken by our local meteorological expert Dr. Owen Bateson. Bateson's data shows .34 inches on the ground Saturday morning, 1.02 inches by Sunday morning...

Dr. Bateson caught this amazing photo of sunset on Friday evening. The picture was taken from Richmond Road.  

Unusually dry weather and an almost non-existant snowpack in the mountains is cause for a lot of worry at the moment here in northeastern California; last year was the driest on record and this year everyone from farmers to firefighters are looking to be affected...

How dry is it here in Lassen County? According to measurements made by Dr. Owen Bateson we have only received .23 of an inch of measurable precipitation so far during the month of December. "Our average for the month is 3.69 inches," explains Bateson, "which...

Dr. Owen Bateson, Susanville's resident meteorological expert, checks in with the rainfall totals from November; and as dry as October was, last month was even drier! "I measured only .51 inches of rain for an average of only 17% for the month," said Bateson, "That...