Weather reports on whatever I decide to report on.
The next Pacific storm is forecast to start bringing precipitation to the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley late in the day Tuesday. A few light snow showers are possible as early as 17:00 but the main show begins later in the evening for Yakima and overnight in the Tri-Cities. The first band of snow, associated […]
Temperatures in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington remained below freezing Sunday after a cold front and low pressure system brought snow and damaging winds to the region. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that three people died in the Portland metro area as a result of cold temperatures and falling trees. Over 200,000 customers are reported by […]
Arctic air diving south out of Canada on Friday and a low pressure system making landfall on the Oregon Coast Saturday will create a dynamic weather pattern through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest. As a result, numerous winter weather alerts from the National Weather Service have been posted for Western Oregon and Southwest Washington […]
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley from 10:00 Monday to 10:00 Tuesday. The Cascade Mountains also have an alert posted, but Walla Walla was left out of the advisory area. Light precipitation is forecast to spread from west to east across Eastern Washington and […]
A change of weather pattern is coming to the Pacific Northwest with a series of wet weather systems. This will bring a consistent chance of rain through Sunday, with the best chance being Thursday afternoon and evening. The west side of the Cascades stands to get soaked with this pattern. Some estimates have the Coast […]
This post will be brief, but I wanted to give an update as there has been a change in our forecast. The freezing rain that does develop should be isolated with light accumulations, if any, but may impact drivers Wednesday morning. As rain moves across the Cascades and into the Yakima Valley, some areas around […]