We have had no shortage of rain the last couple of weeks. In fact, we’ve had quite the surplus with many parts of the Mid-Columbia exceeding April rainfall averages by the middle of the month. It looks like this unsettled pattern is coming to a close as the atmospheric river shuts off. While Pasco still […]
Wednesday night system brings record rain, strong winds to Mid-Columbia
While the Tri-Cities Airport is still reporting a deficit for rainfall thus far in 2018, Wednesday night’s rainfall helped to bring our numbers a little bit higher. Parts of the area received record rainfall values, while others are now above average for the month of April (and it’s only the 12th!). For me, at least, […]
Why you should be a Storm Spotter, even in the Northwest
This post was written on April 9, 2018. With Spotter Training coming up again, here’s the list of sessions the NWS Pendleton is offering this year! Tri-Cities, April 10 6:00 PM, 651 Truman Ave (Richland) Webinar, April 24 6:00 PM, Registration details will be at this link John Day, April 25, 6:00 PM, Location TBD […]
Fall-like weather pattern through the weekend
It’s not often that we talk about deep low-pressure systems coming for the Pacific Northwest this late in the season, but here we are with an atmospheric river that is looking to do just that. We’ve had a small amount of rain today in the area, with 0.04 inches falling so far at the Tri-Cities […]
Warm system for Thanksgiving week
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 […]
Forecast for the Auburn Marching Band Competition
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 […]
Columbia Basin Snow Report
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 […]