November 2017 – Ingalls Weather

Wet year in Utah helps the Great Salt Lake

27 November 2017 1 Comment

Note: Lake levels mentioned in this article are from the Saltair Boat Harbor, near I-80 Exit 104. The last time the Great Salt Lake’s surface elevation was at its historical average of 4,200 feet above sea level was in the early 1990s. At that elevation, the lake is roughly 33 feet deep at its deepest […]

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Warm system for Thanksgiving week

20 November 2017 No Comments

An atmospheric river is set up to douse almost the entire West Coast. Raising freezing levels today and tomorrow will aid Thanksgiving travelers the next couple of days, keeping snow off of the major passes. By midnight Monday night, the freezing level in much of Oregon will be above 9,000 feet with freezing levels remaining near […]

Holiday, Pacific Northwest, Rain, Seattle, Travel, Tri-Cities, Washington

Forecast for the Auburn Marching Band Competition

10 November 2017 2 Comments

I am friends with a lot of folks in the Tri-Cities who have siblings or kids in marching band. This weekend, they will be traveling over to the west side of the mountains to participate in a parade and competition in Auburn. As the weather here outside Reno is fairly chill, and this is the […]

Cold, History, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Ocean, Rain, Snow, Tri-Cities, Washington, Winter

Columbia Basin Snow Report

5 November 2017 2 Comments

Winter is making an early appearance today in the Tri-Cities, as several places woke up to a dusting of snow. Winter Weather Advisories are in place for the Blue Mountains as well as in Yakima. The Tri-Cities will likely see off and on rain and snow showers as this system continues to move through the […]