winter weather

While some parts of the U.S. brace for Arctic blasts, Washington’s winter may be a mixed bag of chilly days and warmer snaps.

The first day of winter is still weeks away; December 21st, but that doesn’t mean Northwest drivers may not face winter-like conditions on area roadways.

Preparing your house now for fall and winter weather can prevent storm damage. Kenton Brine, with the Northwest Insurance Council, said outside pipes are a concern.

The National Weather Service recently issued a La Nina watch, meaning the possibility of the global weather pattern returning later this year, or into early next.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is out with its recap of the winter of 2024-2025, which includes December, January and February.    “We are seeing that it was our 27th warmest winter out of 130 years, going all the way back to 1895-1896.”    USDA...

Smithfield Foods has donated 35,000 pounds of food, equal to 140,000 servings, to help feed victims of the severe winter weather that recently engulfed Eastern Kentucky.  Smithfield delivered the food products to Mercy Chefs, which is currently stationed in Hazel Green, Kentucky, to provide disaster relief for local residents.   ...

Because of the hazardous driving conditions, and the closure of the three Washington Cascades passes Governor Jay Inslee issued a weather-related Emergency proclamation. The action waives commercial driver hours for drivers who are collecting or delivering essential supplies and services ...

Oil prices remain around levels we haven’t see since early in the pandemic,  with a barrel of West Texas Crude trading Monday around $82 per barrel. Because of that fuel prices remain high nationwide, with the national average for a gallon of gasoline up 3.8 cents fr ...

Late last week, the USDA announced the the second highest cattle feedlot inventory on record. The Department reported 11.9 million head as of early March, a 5% year over year increase. Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam, says there are a couple of factors helping to boost placements in March ...

When it comes to the winter wheat crop nationally, growers in the southern U.S. continue to report poor conditions. "With respect to winter wheat, we're continuing to watch Texas. 39% of the winter wheat rated in very poor to poor condition on March 7th," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey ...