Weather reports on whatever I decide to report on.
A ridge of high pressure will build over the next couple days, bringing a steady climb to high temperatures across the Columbia Basin for the remainder of the week. Current indications are that highs will reach their peak Sunday with highs at or above 105°. The warmest locations will be in the lower elevations, such […]
On Thursday afternoon, the Tri-Cities Airport reached 110° for the first time in five years, but it didn’t stop there. Preliminary data from the National Weather Service shows the airport in Pasco reached a high of 111°, solidly beating the old record for July 30 which was 107° set in 2003. The Tri-Cities aren’t the […]
High pressure will remain in place over the region through Friday. This coupled with southerly flow thanks to a deepening low in the Pacific will amplify already hot temperatures in the Inland Northwest, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning for the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas. This warning goes into effect […]
The cover photo was taken by Dennis Brown during Saturday morning’s storm. Thanks for sharing, Dennis! Information in this post is accurate as of 8:00 am PDT Saturday. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded much of Eastern Washington and Oregon to be in an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday. This is for areas to […]
There is a chance of showers for the Tri-Cities in place through Wednesday thanks to a deep low pressure system that is lazily moving across the Western United States. Rain chances drop off significantly Sunday night, but we can expect to see periodic light rain and drizzle for the next several days. The presence of […]
The weather was fantastic this week across the entire Pacific Northwest! Sunny skies were the name of the game for the entire region – including both Seattle and Portland who had their first sunny days this year! Unfortunately, since the Tri-Cities lies in a basin, calm conditions also come with increased pollution. These conditions should […]
It felt like for a while earlier this month almost every single day was windy, but then it finally let up. Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the wind is coming back! Of course, the wind isn’t all that bad – we need periodic weather systems to mix things up […]
Yes that’s right, we have a chance of snow in the Tri-Cities. The big weather story this week, though, will be cold temperatures. There’s been a lot of uncertainty surrounding what to expect this week, but it looks like the models have finally reached some sort of agreement on what we can look forward to. […]
It seems like every day for the past week has been breezy. This is thanks to repeated weather systems that have crossed over the Pacific Northwest every 24-36 hours for the last several days. While these haven’t been bringing much precipitation to the Tri-Cities, they have been providing rain to the west side as well […]
The average high for the start of January is right around 40°, with the low being about 28°. We can expect high temperatures to slowly decrease toward Sunday, starting off in the mid-50s and ending in the upper-40s. Lows will remain fairly steady in the mid- to upper-30s. This is thanks to repeated systems impacting […]