dry soil

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.

Despite being in the middle of winter, many locations across Idaho are dry for this time of year, with some locations reporting drought figures.  Erin Whorton with NRCS said when looking at total Water Year to Date precipitation, which is all of the water that’s fallen out of the sky since October 1st, Idaho is off where it should be for this time of year.  The exception...

Whether you call it a late summer, or beautiful fall; regardless of the name you give it, the weather we’ve seen not only here in the Northwest but across much of the country has been good for harvest, from grapes and tree fruit here in the Northwest, to corn and soybeans in the heartland.  But...