Weather

Timing is everything, and no place is that more true than this year’s spring wheat crop.

Oregon has seen more lightning strikes this summer than in the past decade. But Northwest Coordination Center Meteorologist John Saltenberger the state has been spared a more intense fire season.

It should come as no surprise that pasture and rangelands continue to deteriorate across the U.S.

For Washington, Oregon and Idaho, it has been very, very warm for this time of year. We've routinely seen temperatures at or near 100 degrees.

Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici says there’s a bipartisan effort to maintain services at the National Weather Service and its parent agency, NOAA.

The National Weather Service recently issued a La Nina watch, meaning the possibility of the global weather pattern returning later this year, or into early next.

Very few changes were reported to soil moisture levels across the Pacific Northwest over the past week.

Homeowners insurance will help protect you from fire, but Kenton Brine, president of the Northwest Insurance Council, said it might not cover the cost of rebuilding.

It is hot and windy to start the week across much of the Northwest. The National Weather Service has an Extreme Heat Warning in place for western Oregon through Tuesday.

These cooler temperatures that we’ve seen across the Northwest, and much of the western U.S., will come to an end in the coming days.