abnormally dry

The Northwest remains very dry with two dozen days to go to spring.   According to the latest drought numbers, 92% of Oregon is Abnormally Dry, while 77% of the state is under a D-1, or Moderate Drought, designation.  Both of those figures increased over the past week.  Meanwhile, S...

With recent systems moving in from the Pacific, is the west going to break free from drought?     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com 

Much of the country remains very dry as we start the second week of the New Year.  With the exception of Washington, drought numbers held steady last week across the Northwest and across the country.   Currently 37% of the Evergreen State is where it should be soil moisture wise for this time of year.  In addition,...

Ask Brad Rippey, and he’ll tell you that it’s abnormally dry for this time of year.  According to the USDA meteorologist, the November 1st U.S. drought monitor, which shows drought coverage across the lower 48 states.   “Is 62.8%, a ten-percentage point incre...

April looks to wrap up the way is started; dry. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Services says in the final days she does not anticipate anything outside of an isolated thunderstorm in the higher elevations, and she noted that is very unlikely right now ...

A new month, but the same weather pattern. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said September was a dry month, and for much of Central Washington and extremely dry month, and she expects that pattern to continue ...

July 2020 will be one to remember across most of the Inland Northwest. We saw record or near record heat across the Northwest, with some locations reporting temperatures during that four day heat wave above 110 degrees. The hot weather and dry conditions have already had an impact on area soil conditions ...

It’s cold across the Inland Northwest, which you should expect for the first week of November.  But what is not typical for this time of year is how dry it is.  Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service said the Water Year which started October 1st, is off to a slow start.   “I kin...

Dry conditions continue to spread across the Northwest.  The USDA says over 57% of the Evergreen state under a D0 designation, or Abnormally Dry, while nearly 12%, in the southwestern portion of the state is under a Moderate Drought designation.  In...

We told you last week that the amount of Washington and Oregon that were considered abnormally dry has risen, particularly in the Evergreen State.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said they call abnormally dry a D-0 classification and it’s concerning.   “...