cold weather

While a late-year run of warmer weather is always delightful for producers and livestock, it’s important to be ready for when that first cold snap hits.

Preparing your house now for fall and winter weather can prevent storm damage. Kenton Brine, with the Northwest Insurance Council, said outside pipes are a concern.

The Climate Prediction Center says La Niña conditions emerged in September, and are expected to persist through the end of the year.

It may be cold across the Northwest, but these temperatures are nothing like what our friends back east are dealing with right now.  The National Weather Service said multiple low-temperature records could be broken stretching from the upper Midwest to the east coast.  In addi...

One year after the official watch was announced.   “During December, we finally saw the ocean reaching the threshold for La Nina in terms of cool water and we started to see the atmosphere respond to that," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "When th...

Winter is coming with colder temperatures, wet or icy ground, and snow in some areas too.  However, work still needs to be done. Greg Jones, a Firestone Ag Tire expert, talks about how cold temperatures and winter weather impact equipment tires.  ...

New research launched this fall at Washington State University looks to help apple growers better understand how their trees respond to increasingly unpredictable cold snaps that freeze buds and destroy harvests.  Funded by an $850,000 grant from the USDA’s Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program, the four-state study led by WSU's Stefano Musacchi, will gather new data on dormancy in Gala, Honeyc

With colder weather ahead, or in some cases already here, we’ll be spending more time indoors.  Health officials remind us that increases the opportunity for sharing respiratory diseases that regularly pop up during the indoor seasons.   “The b...

It looks like these cold temperatures aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, so it’s important to make sure your home and your operation are as energy efficient as possible.  Tom Gaunt with Pacific Power said there are a few things you can do to keep your electric bill under control.  He suggests caulkin...

What impact did mid-April's snow have on the Northwest pear crop.  We put that question before PBNW's Jeff Correa.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com...