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With the statewide snowpack hovering around 80% for this time of year and temperatures warming up, some are concerned available water could be a bit tight this year.  Scott Pattee with NRCS says while it’s too early to know if rationing will take place, conservation will be key again this year for growers and producers.   “...

Thanks to a dry and very quiet March, the snowpack across Washington has dropped 10 points in the past month.  On March 1st, the statewide pack sat at 90% of normal.  As of Monday, the Washington snowpack was 80% of average for this time of year.   ...

After a rough snow year, the snowpack across Washington’s higher elevations has rebounded nicely.  According to Scott Pattee with NRCS, the statewide snowpack is just under average for this time of year, which is welcomed news.  Pattee said while he doesn’t anticipate the snowpack making big jumps in the coming weeks, it should remain healthy with what he called “maintenance snow showers.”   “I ha

The snowpack for the Washington mountains is not where most would like to see it for this time of year.   “We’re not in that bad of shape, we’re in the high 70% to above normal, in places like the Walla Walla area, the Blue Mountains, is 115% of average," said the NRCS' Scott Pattee.  "And that’s a pretty...

After a very slow start, the 2018-19 snowpack across Washington has rebounded nicely.   “We’re pretty much in that normal range, what we call the normal range, between 90% and 110%, and with just a few areas, mainly on the westside that are just slightly below that," said NRCS' Scott Pattee.  "But other tha...

The Washington snowpack is not off to a good start.  NRCS’ Scott Pattee said the 11 basins across the state are well off where they should be this time of year.   “We’re in the red for the most part which is the lowest category we can go on the snow maps.  Which means we’re less th...

The water year is just a few weeks old, and after the hot dry summer the Northwest experienced, many are concerned that we are abnormally dry as we head into November.  Scott Pattee with NRCS said those concerns are unfounded.  Pattee said the summer was a hot dry one, but the good news is we didn’t dry out any worse than in previous years.  And recent ra...

The 2017-18 snow year was a good one for much of Washington, with snowpacks coming in above average.  But despite snowpacks above 100%, the NRCS said it’s important as we transition into the warmer weather, you focus on water conservation.   “...

The Washington Snowpack continues to build.  NRCS’ Scott Pattee told the Washington Ag Network the statewide snowpack is around 113%.   “We received good snow fall through March, probably a little above normal through the month of March, so we’re definitely in the green and the blue on the map.”   Pattee added afte...

Just a few weeks ago, the Washington statewide snowpack was around 107% of average.  Now, that figures has jumped to 109% of average.   “We’ve received some really good storms," said NRCS' Scott Pattee.  "We’ve held on to what we’ve gotten, even with the warm weather over the weekend, it stayed cool in the mountains, it’s cool and crisp, so our numbers are better than they’ve been all ye