Washington Snowpack

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Reclamation announced its August 2024 forecast of total water supply available for the Yakima basin.  Those figures indicate the water supply will not fully meet irrigation demands this season.  The total water supply available for the May 21-September 30 period indicates senior water rights will receive 100% of full entitlements, while junior water rights will re

When it comes to the snowpack in Washington’s higher elevations, it’s not looking bad; but it’s also not looking fabulous.  That’s how Scott Pattee with NRCS-Washington is describing the statewide snowpack, which is sitting at 99% of average.  Pattee noted while the Northwes...

After such a strong start to the snow season, things have turned quiet, and a little discouraging when it comes to Washington’s snowpack.   “Statewide we're sitting at 92% of normal; that is down from 106% just one month ago.  And that's jus...

The Washington snowpack is looking good for this time of year.   But good is not great.   Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington said December was a bit of a letdown after such as strong start to the snow year in November.   “Quite a bit less than it was last month.  But surprisingly, ...

Thanks to several back-to-back systems rolling across the state, Washington’s snowpack is off to a great start.  Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington said the current snowpack is 132% of average, and those figures are fairly evenly distributed across the state.   "The h...

The wet, snowy weather the region saw last month, is translating into good news for central Washington irrigators. The Bureau of Reclamation’s May 2022 total water supply available forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will not only fully satisfy all senior users, but junior water rights holders will get their entire allotment at this point in the season. B ...

“Today, we’re sitting at 114% of normal statewide, compared to April 1, just a month ago, where we were at 80%, so that’s a 34% increase in an amazing April,” said Scott Pattee, NRCS Washington, talking about the turn around by the state's snowpack, thanks to wet, cool, snowy weather in the middle portion of April. Pattee noted what ...

The 2021-2022 Washington snowpack has been consistent, consistently disappointing. According to Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington, the statewide snowpack is hovering around 80% of average as we head into the final weeks of the snow season ...

The snowpack in the higher elevations of Washington continues to dwindle. According to Scott Pattee with NRCS-Washington, the statewide average is 85% of normal for this time of year. And he noted the current problem is the same issue the mountains have experienced since mid-February; a lack of precipitation ...

Washington’s statewide snowpack is sitting at 99% of average for this time of year, but according to NRCS the snowpack is dwindling. Scott Pattee with NRCS Washington said while the mountains have seen snow showers over the past month, they weren’t at the levels needed to maintain January’s snowpack figures. “We’ve had so ...