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Satus Pass is a small mountain pass on the east side of the Cascades. Traversed by US 97, the pass lies between Goldendale to the south and Toppenish to the north. The ridge the pass cuts through forms the […]

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Most wildfire starts during Pacific Northwest summers occur on just a couple of days, when large dry lightning outbreaks impact the region. The most extreme dry lightning outbreaks can cause […]

I’m really enjoying this weather.  It seems so good to have the windows open for a change, instead of having the AC on all day.  The high today is expected to only reach the upper 70s and the humidity will be l […]

For the first time since November 2019, the Tri-Cities is no longer listed as having drought or abnormally dry conditions according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which maintains the U.S. Drought […]

Monsoon moisture is surging into the Inland Northwest Tuesday evening as an upper level low spins off the coast of Oregon. On Monday, I reported that Wednesday was likely to see thunderstorm activity pushed […]

This has been a perfect summer day.  There was a lot of sun and mild, but not hot, temperatures.  We had just enough breeze to open the windows and air out the house.  This entire week is expected to be like th […]

We had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon which dropped 0.74″ of rain on us.  Overnight, we received another 0.03″, so I think we have enough rain for a while.  Today was supposed to be the beginning of our c […]

Over the next couple of days, the Columbia Basin is forecast to see highs in the 100s, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for the region. It is in effect from 12:00 Monday to 23:00 […]

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the signs of the season’s approach is the first winter storm warning of the year in the country. Not shockingly, this almost always occurs in Alaska and 2022 is no different. […]

Okay, I think I’m ready for autumn.  This  90°F weather is really getting to me.  It’s too hot to even go out and sit.  Even my outdoor cats don’t want any part of it and would rather hang out in the base […]

Well below average temperatures were observed throughout the Inland Northwest Friday as an upper level trough makes its way through British Columbia. The Tri-Cities recorded a high of 84° on Friday. The average […]

After two rather stormy, wet days, today is expected to be partly sunny, and we are beginning to see the sun peek out a little now.  Wednesday brought some heavy, abundant thunderstorms which dropped an inch and […]

The heatwave that gripped the Pacific Northwest since the last week of July is finally drawing to a close, leaving behind several new temperature records. This event came during what is climatologically the […]

The Weather Service is promising us some rain today.  We could also see some heavy, if not severe, thunderstorms.  These are already occurring up north but we’ve yet to see any rain here.  In addition to that, ma […]

One last day of near 100° highs are expected in the Tri-Cities on Wednesday before an upper level trough passes through the region. This is forecast to place the jet stream right over the Washington/Oregon […]

There isn’t much to say about our weather except that each passing day is much like the last . . . . . warm, breezy and dry.  There were quite a few pop-op showers and thunderstorms yesterday, but all we had was […]

On both Sunday and Monday highs in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas came in below the forecast (though still quite hot) because of cloud cover. On Sunday these clouds were remnants of thunderstorm activity […]

Today was supposed to be quite wet for us, but so far, the rain has remained to our north.  Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for most of the day so I hope we get a little rain anyway.  I feel so bad f […]

The year 2022 continued the trend of warm months of July in the Portland area.  Five of the Top-10 Warmest Julys have occurred since 2014 and eight of the Top-10 since 2003. At the Portland Airport (PDX), where […]