Photo and Commentary ©2026 by Darren Milam
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
This past weekend, the weather was fairly volatile. As some of you may know, our home—where these images were taken—sits within the area known as the Puget Sound Convergence Zone (PSCZ). For a quick meteorology lesson: winds coming in from the Pacific Ocean hit the Olympic Mountains and split—one stream flowing north and the other south. These airflows then collide (or converge) over Puget Sound, often right over Snohomish County. That’s the PSCZ—what some meteorologists even refer to as “ground zero.”
I mention this past weekend specifically because we were about 15 miles away from home enjoying beautiful blue skies, while on our porch camera back home, there was a torrential downpour with pockets of heavy hail.
The first image shows the departing rain and hail cloud moving east, away from our location. Minutes later, even as light rain lingered, the clouds began to break apart and the sky turned blue again. Then, a faint rainbow appeared.
It made me think of the promise God made to all of us after the flood—a promise wrapped in an incredibly beautiful reminder.
Genesis 9:13 “I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”
Amen and thank you, God!