precipitation

As we look at a new month, which starts Sunday, the National Weather Service says the warm sunny weather the Northwest has enjoyed over the past couple of days will be moving off to the east.   “The cool weather that will be moving into the West early next week looks like it may stick around for a while," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "We are ...

Despite recent rain and the end of fire season, much of the Pacific Northwest remains very dry.  Dr. Guillaume Mauger, Washington’s State Climatologist, has been tracking regional conditions.   “The last 30 days gets more extreme, especially in eastern Oregon and across Idaho and western Montana, for temperature as well as precipitation,” he noted.   According to the latest...

With many farmers already thinking about the New Year, and what 2023 holds in store for their crop, their livestock and their operation, why should water be any different?  Producers across southern Idaho are very hopeful this coming winter will be a cool one with a lot of rain and snow to replenish aquifers.  Te...

Despite recent rain and snow showers, the Northwest remains very dry. The latest topsoil numbers from the USDA have 92% of the state of Oregon Abnormally Dry, 84% under a Moderate Drought, 69% of the state under a D-2, or Severe Drought, while nearly 30% of the state is under a D-3 or Extreme Drought ...

The weather to start March was, for the most part, the same weather we saw to wrap up February. With the exception of a few fast moving fronts that brought little more than windy conditions, it’s been uneventful. And that boring weather means no rain, which has National Weather Service meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann pointed out has led to abnormally dry conditions across the Inland Northwest. .

The Northwest certainly got its share of rain and snow this winter, and we’re not alone when it comes to precipitation returning to more normal levels.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said, “According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, we’re at a seven-year low in terms of U.S. drought coverage wi...

After a very wet October, a record warm November and cold December, the 2017 water year has gotten off to a wild start.   Assistant Washington State Climatologist Karin Bumbacco said average temperature end up around normal, and as far as precipitation, it was, “Much wetter than usual from October through December. That period ra...

With average temperatures climbing, its expected winter precipitation will increase across the Columbia Basin while summer precipitation will drop.  The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on Tuesday released the Columbia Basin study, which projected future impacts on water resources in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Montana.  Th...