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This Spring will go down as the third driest on record for the Tri-Cities as dry conditions continue to plague much of the American West. A total of 0.31 inches of rain was observed during the months of March, […]

Our morning here in Indian River is much warmer than what we have had lately.  We will be here until Thursday and each day is expected to be a little warmer.  We have sun and very little rain in our forecast for t […]

Monday improved on the temperature, rainfall and cloudiness department in honor of Memorial Day. Partly to mostly sunny skies dominated the scene with much milder max temps (low 70s) than over the earlier days of […]

It was toasty this Memorial Day weekend! Portland hit 82 on Saturday, 84 on Sunday, and 88 today, According to chief KPTV meteorologist Mark Nelsen, this was the warmest Memorial Day weekend by average high […]

Early Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the Columbia Basin. That advisory will still start at 11:00 Tuesday but now extends to 20:00 Thursday. It includes the Tri-Cities, […]

We arrived here on Thursday and the temperatures have been very cold for this time of year.  Today is actually the first that we can go outdoors comfortably without a jacket.  At least the past few days have b […]

Saturday was cloudy, quite cool with rain falling most of the day. Highs stayed in the 50s all day with lows dipping down into the upper 40s. The max temperature for the day was reached at the very beginning of […]

The warmest temperatures of the year are on tap for this weekend into early next week, and we’ll have super low tides to go along with the hot weather. This post ended up being kinda (dare I say, unnecessarily?) […]

Friday was cloudy with rain developing in the afternoon and evening with cooler max temps (low 70s) than Thursday with lows also lower (upper 50s), with the high for the day reached at the very start of the […]

Wednesday was partly cloudy and hotter with max temps hitting 90 (rounded value) and lows also warmer (upper 60s), with the highs and lows reached at close to
their normal times during the 24 hour calendar day. […]

Our morning was very wet and we received some much needed rain overnight.  Our total was 0.41″ in addition to what we received yesterday.  I’m sure that the farmers are very happy.  The rain ended by late mo […]

Monday was cloudy and cooler with max temps in the upper 70s and lows also cooler (mid 50s), with the high reached at the very beginning of the day and the low temp reached virtually 24 hours later at the very end […]

Today will be the warmest day that we will have for a while.  Highs should reach the mid to upper 80s with rain in the forecast for tonight.  That should cool us off for the next several days.  But we’re ex […]

We finally received rain yesterday afternoon, and it continues into this morning.  It wasn’t nearly as much as we hoped for but any is better than nothing.  I’m seeing that rain is in our forecast for the next s […]

Saturday was mostly cloudy with warmer max temps (mid 80s) than Friday with lows a bit higher (upper 50s), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds picked up a bit from the NW direction. […]

Our temperatures aren’t quite as warm today and there is a pretty strong breeze, so it hasn’t felt as hot as the past two days.  This morning was cloudy and we received about  0.03″ of rain overnight.  It wa […]

Friday was partly cloudy with cooler max temps (low 80s) than Thursday with lows also a bit lower (mid 50s), reached at normal times during the calendar day. The winds were relatively light from the SW direction. […]

We need some rain badly. Farmers are getting their fields planted, and it is so dry that they are leaving clouds of dust behind their tractors as they work.  We have a chance of rain tonight and Sunday, and I’m […]

Wednesday was mostly sunny with warmer max temps (low 80s) than Tuesday with lows a bit higher (mid 50s), reached at normal times during the 24 hour day. The winds lessened up a bit from the W direction. […]

I’m usually melting when temps get over 80F, but today is actually quite comfortable.  It’s probably because the humidity is so low.  We had clouds most of the day and that makes it feel cooler.  Now the sun is pe […]