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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 […]

The heat wave is forecast to slowly come to an end over the next couple of days but fire danger will increase as it makes its way out. This has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning in […]

Hot and dry is what we can usually expect this time of year, and that’s exactly what we are getting.  It’s been a few years since we have seen weather like this and it seems pretty good.  Unfortunately, my f […]

A ridge of high pressure continues to dominate weather conditions across the Pacific Northwest, with many locations above 100° Saturday afternoon and a few places around the Tri-Cities getting around […]

TEMPERATURES
June 2022 Mean Temperatures were just a bit above Normal in the area, with Average Maxima having Normal to slightly negative departures and Average Minimum departures of +1.0° to +1.8° at the three o […]

I had to go to the ER last night.  After feeling crappy all day, I was suddenly so weak that I couldn’t get out of my chair.  My husband called the ambulance and I was diagnosed with Covid.  So now I’m stuck at ho […]

The heat wave impacting the Pacific Northwest is forecast to continue into the weekend as a ridge of high pressure sits over the Western United States and Canada. The National Weather Service offices in both […]

Temperatures are quite warm today and skies are cloudy.  We had a few sprinkles of rain yesterday and there were a few showers which appeared on the radar map, but they were few and far between.  We could see t […]

After an almost perfect day yesterday, today brings much of the same.  Highs should reach near 8oF, but the humidity and dew point is low, so it will be very comfortable.  There is no rain expected any time soon a […]

After the past week of 90 degree temperatures,  today is literally a breath of fresh air.  Temps will only make it into the upper 70s with gentle breezes.  This is such a welcome relief from what has been and I ju […]