El Nino

You may remember, starting about this time last year, NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was predicting a El Niño pattern for late 2018 and into early 2019.  During a typical El Niño season, the Northwest is dryer than normal with temperatures above normal.  However, the reg...

Summer is 2/3 of the way complete, but you wouldn’t know it across the Inland Northwest.  This summer won’t go down in the record books as being cool, but just not has hot as the past three to four years.  Marilyn Lohmann meteorologist with the National Weather Service says with a few exceptions, it’s been very dry, since late spring.   “We did have that ...

The first week plus of spring has been a welcomed change for many across the Northwest, especially after the February and March snow showers.   What can we expect as spring continues on?   Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service says the outlook for April, May and June calls for above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.   “...

Now that the 116th Congress is up and running, what are some of the biggest Ag issues lawmaker in D.C. will address?   For the previous congress much of the focus was on the 2018 Farm Bill and updating NAFTA.  For the next two years, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse says trade and specifically the trade war with China will be near the top of the list.   “But I...

Now that the 116th Congress is up and running, what are some of the biggest Ag issues lawmaker in D.C. will address?   For the previous congress much of the focus was on the 2018 Farm Bill and updating NAFTA.  For the next two years, Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse says trade and specifically the trade war with China will be near the top of the list.   “But I thi...

According to NOAA, much of the U.S. can expect a mild winter.  The agency released its seasonal outlook this week that covers December through February.  The forecast expects mostly warmer-than-normal weather this winter for the western two-thirds of the country, with no areas of the U.S. expected to see ...

While temperatures across the region have dropped considerably over the past couple of weeks, we remain very dry.  Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service said the 2017-18 water year was not kind to the Inland Northwest.   “Much of the Columbia Basin is ending the water year with only 50% to 75% of normal precipitation.  Northern Wash...

A shift in hurricane activity from the Atlantic to the Pacific may be largely due to the transition from La Niña to El Niño. "A year ago, we were coming off of La Niña, and that was a much more conducive situation to major hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin, which is one of the reasons we ended up seeing Harvey, Irma and Maria in close order, creating devastating impacts for the United States,”

Should the Inland Northwest prepare for the El Niño weather pattern this winter?  According to Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service, the answer is yes.   “Currently seeing a lot of water off the coast of South America to the Dateline showing that warming that’s characteristic of El Niño.  And the climate models are now pr...

Now that we have left the grip of La Niña, should the Northwest prepare for an El Niño?  Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service says as we look ahead to the rest of 2018, the Northwest can expect drought conditions.   “And we’r...