winter

With the start of spring in sight, Old Man winter looks to make his presence known, at least one final time with temperatures dropping during the middle portion of this week. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said cold air will move into the PNW Thursday and early Friday morning, with temperatures dropping to 10-15 degrees below normal ...

It may be winter, but the Pacific Northwest is still dealing with serious drought conditions. According to the latest drought monitor numbers published late last week, nearly 19% of Oregon is under a D-4, or Exceptional Drought. Meanwhile over 63% is under a D-3, or Extreme Drought ...

Tuesday was the first full day of winter, which gives us an opportunity to look back on the fall of 2021. “Fall was generally mild with temperatures about two to four degrees above normal and while we had some heavy rain events in November and early December, October was pretty dry, so it evens out to near normal precipitation,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann. She no

It’s been a turbulent start to November for oil prices, which over the past week have traded as high as $85 per barrel, and as low as $78. West Texas Crude was trading around $82 in Monday’s action. Why the volatility? OPEC decided to stick to its guns and increase oil production slowly, by the agreed to 400,000 barrels to start the month of November. Patrick D ...

While the Northwest has seen a few windy days, it’s been fairly calm and quiet across the reigon as we enjoy the final days of winter. Marilyn Lohmann, National Weather Service meteorologist said as she looks back on the winter of 2020-21, it turned out to be a dud. She ...

The National Weather Service recently released its El Niño/La Niña forecast for the upcoming winter, and according to meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann, Pacific temperatures off the coast of South America are slowly dropping, meaning a La Niña is developing. What does that mea ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted a variety of Washington crops. But, what about wheat? Michelle Hennings, Executive Director of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers said a recent survey about coronavirus revealed growers are most concerned about market access and prices ...

After dealing with snow on the ground well into March, and extremely soggy soil, there was some concern what potato growers could expect for 2019.  Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington Potato Commission said that pushed planting back about a month.  Bu...

An estimated 1,600 dairy cows were killed during the weekend blizzard in the Yakima Valley.  Dairy farmers blame a combination of not only the snow, but the winds, which reached speeds of 80 mph.  Farmers continuing to prepare as more snow is expected to hit the Valley, they're adding extra bedding to insulate areas for cows to lay in, adding extra feed, and thawing water troughs with hot water.  

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of North Central Washington, which runs through noon Wednesday.  But even areas not impacted by the Advisory can expect to see snow, with total between 1”-2” on the Columbia Basin and 2”-4” in NCW.   Marilyn Lohmann wit...