WeatherTogether | Mark Ingalls | Activity https://weathertogether.net/groups/members/markingalls/activity/ Activity feed for Mark Ingalls. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:22:04 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 bf7e4c8379574f28c1b3877c756fe22e Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3244 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:13:00 -0700 Ingalls Weather is moving from ingalls.weathertogether.net to a new domain: ingallswx.com! As such, this will be my last post on this website.

Over the past few days, I have migrated all of the posts from this […]

]]> 2 9e39913aa8b5540f4f82f8774c893539 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3226 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:42:31 -0700 The warmest day of the week was able to produce record highs in the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla on March 19. Additionally, Hermiston tied their existing record for that date. Low elevation spots on the Hanford […]

]]> 0 79cd34e2de89a2e94de73907dccea4a8 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3218 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:14:46 -0700 Tuesday is likely to be the warmest day of this weather pattern for the Columbia Basin with the Tri-Cities reaching into the upper-70s (26°C). Temperatures in some areas west of the Cascades peaked on Monday. […]

]]> 0 9042d4cc88ea5bafcd763cb56f3abaf5 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3210 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:16:17 -0700 Upper level ridging continues to dominate conditions throughout the Pacific Northwest. This has produced highs above 70°F (21°C) in many lowland locations over the weekend. Quillayute, near Forks on the O […]

]]> 0 6f532add781588bbb61c09964a6f4a64 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3186 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:23:34 -0700 Friday brought Portland’s first afternoon with temperatures above 70°F (21°C) for 2024 with a high of 71°F (22°C) at Portland International Airport. Numerous other stations throughout lowland areas of Weste […]

]]> 0 50c9632862feebbb18b5855b7cc83766 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3154 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:32:02 -0700 The comet designated as 12P/Pons-Brooks will reach its closest point to the Sun on April 21, 2024 as part of its 71-year orbit. During this event, the absolute magnitude is expected to reach 4.5 to 5.0 making it […]

]]> 0 cab296b9c0186401af945177fa1368d0 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3169 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:17:01 -0700 An uptick in earthquake activity is being observed along the Oregon-Nevada border between Lakeview and Steens Mountain. For the 30 day period ending 12:00 PDT March 12, 29 earthquakes were located in this area. […]

]]> 0 01855e5972d58546b104227f52de16e4 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3162 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:47:36 -0700 Leftover moisture and cold air aloft will be enough for scattered showers and isolated t-storms throughout the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday. These storms will be more widespread along and west of the Cascades and […]

]]> 0 3ddcb9e80867a8ddb30ed96c2c2b5fb1 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3150 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:55:14 -0700 The third system in a train that started late last week is forecast to reach the Pacific Northwest during the day Monday. High clouds from this are already reaching the Interstate 5 corridor as of 07:00. Rainfall […]

]]> 0 3a317e57ca547e62eeddd2199531ccfa Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3125 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 15:04:00 -0800 Strong El Niño conditions were observed over the winter of 2023-24, leading to long lasting periods of split flow in the jet stream aimed at Western North America. This is a typical El Niño pattern, where the n […]

]]> 0 ea576591ca282a5d9976c8b78b90ad8b Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3131 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:10:06 -0800 Much of the Northwest is enjoying a break in precipitation after persistent regional storms and post-frontal showers. A low pressure system heading for Alaska will bring that to an end from north to south with the […]

]]> 0 60ed77a83b564b1435ea967246429788 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3111 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 20:13:44 -0800 A prolonged pattern of upper level troughing and repeated regional storm systems have added quite a bit of snow to mountains of the Pacific Northwest over the past week. As of the end of the day on March 4, the […]

]]> 0 d6383d4615070535a0ab085eb6ddb16c Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3092 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 21:04:23 -0800 The Sierra Nevada mountains of California and Nevada are experiencing a rare extreme blizzard this weekend with incredible amounts of snow and strong winds forecast through Sunday including major travel corridors […]

]]> 0 64aa9bdec1d5d2057a3b4763a675da84 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3085 Sat, 02 Mar 2024 17:33:23 -0800 Some drizzle was observed in the Tri-Cities area Thursday and Friday as a low pressure system worked its way through the region. That low is on its way east to bring some snow to the Plains and Canadian Prairies […]

]]> 0 17576b1559208f37a1a67eb7e688cc7e Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3070 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:25:12 -0800 On March 5, 2024, the National Weather Service office in Portland is issuing an update to the geography of their public forecast zones. These are the preset boundaries they use to issue a number of their weather […]

]]> 0 b08605e08eee7b6ffc5b0529636e8d84 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3060 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 16:44:23 -0800 Seasonally warm temperatures being observed in the Pacific Northwest Friday and Saturday will draw to a close on Sunday when an upper level trough is forecast to turn the upper level wind pattern more […]

]]> 0 fb7cf438b6699ca639de6db9c8f6527e Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3048 Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:19:58 -0800 A line of strong storms associated with a low pressure system crossing California and a cold front moving down the coast on Wednesday afternoon produced two tornadoes in San Luis Obispo County just before 16:00. […]

]]> 0 09b0c08902226573ffc7fbcb56096159 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3043 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:04:24 -0800 The newest phase of the eruption near Grindavík, Iceland resumed on February 8 with lava erupting to the east of the Svartsengi power station southwest of the nation’s capital, Reykjavík. This is close to the sit […]

]]> 0 d69aeef0c6bc44a3546121191f4f3224 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3038 Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:59:49 -0800 A low pressure system moving toward California is forecast to bring a broad swath of weather hazards to the region through Tuesday. Most notably, the path of the low as it moves toward San Francisco and then […]

]]> 0 1b4331dfc883011f40c9fbae84ab70ad Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3015 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:53:34 -0800 The next Pacific storm is forecast to start bringing precipitation to the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley late in the day Tuesday. A few light snow showers are possible as early as 17:00 but the main show begins […]

]]> 0 c80fefe887a760ae09c9603e6487ca01 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3006 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 03:41:00 -0800 Temperatures in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington remained below freezing Sunday after a cold front and low pressure system brought snow and damaging winds to the region. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports […]

]]> 0 c0cd94e45a523bf88409ce3f0619f9be Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=3002 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:31:35 -0800 Arctic air diving south out of Canada on Friday and a low pressure system making landfall on the Oregon Coast Saturday will create a dynamic weather pattern through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest. As a […]

]]> 0 26ba45695f4de0667b83bded0c2d36a9 Mark Ingalls posted a new activity comment https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/2024/01/11/frigid-temps-for-the-inland-northwest-heavy-snow-possible-in-northeast-oregon/#comment-4387 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:39:22 -0800 Thank you for the kind words! I agree, it doesn’t take much stupid driving to create big problems during snow.

In reply to - Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather An arctic cold front moving southwestward across the Columbia Basin is bringing a plunge in temperatures. When it passed through Moses Lake on Thursday […] ]]> fdea7d78b27c746134b97c2c5efe02b7 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2986 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 04:03:25 -0800 An arctic cold front moving southwestward across the Columbia Basin is bringing a plunge in temperatures. When it passed through Moses Lake on Thursday afternoon, the temperature dropped from 32°F (0°C) at 13:45 t […]

]]> 1 9ec9312040474c551220bb5339fcc81c Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2982 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:23:47 -0800 A compact low pressure system embedded within the regional flow pattern is forecast to track near the Portland metro to produce heavy precipitation Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. This has prompted […]

]]> 0 fe10481c3cbfaa0f03165028e9f8168a Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2970 Sun, 07 Jan 2024 23:53:56 -0800 A strong low pressure system and associated frontal boundaries are forecast to approach the Pacific Northwest from the northwest producing heavy precipitation and windy conditions throughout the region. Travel is […]

]]> 0 37f19b5b4fd13c2fc6e5c44b7b69de0b Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2957 Sun, 24 Dec 2023 22:09:54 -0800 The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley from 10:00 Monday to 10:00 Tuesday. The Cascade Mountains also have an alert posted, but Walla Walla was […]

]]> 0 f107c71be5fba76e4b89914fb105e32c Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2931 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:56:53 -0800 A prolonged period of wet weather has begun in the Pacific Northwest to kick off meteorological winter. For most, rain started Thursday and the east wind coming through the Columbia Gorge was cold enough to allow […]

]]> 0 0e7035eb1800c452623021eaa59c351b Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2906 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 22:28:44 -0800 From about November to February temperature inversions accompanied by low clouds and fog are a common weather feature in the Columbia Basin. These are not unique to the Columbia Basin with many valleys throughout […]

]]> 1 937be1602ad231e55b2db737f18f81d3 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2886 Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:25:39 -0800 An increase in seismic activity beneath Mount St. Helens that started on July 15, 2023 continued this week, reports the Cascades Volcano Observatory. Seismologists were able to locate nineteen earthquakes this […]

]]> 0 7c4283eb49dcad6e321a9b8e0ee20a36 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2880 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 23:03:47 -0800 A rapidly intensifying low pressure system is moving north through the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon. It is forecast to make landfall on or near Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula early Thursday morning.

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]]> 0 238a965ea974f11fca4ac3f2c2449cf4 Mark Ingalls posted a new activity comment https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/2023/10/28/how-to-read-surface-weather-analysis-maps/#comment-3729 Sun, 29 Oct 2023 01:42:11 -0700 Sorry to hear the images didn’t work for you but glad the links did!

In reply to - Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather Surface weather analysis charts are a treasure trove of information about regional and continent-scale weather patterns. They are full of a variety of […] ]]> 7d7a4e1f59e74f7976f1f555ef5888d2 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2828 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:45:06 -0700 Surface weather analysis charts are a treasure trove of information about regional and continent-scale weather patterns. They are full of a variety of symbols that can give a good at-a-glance view of what […]

]]> 1 2100666dbdc9503f192ee214a658e977 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2812 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:00:43 -0700 Ridging over the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday along with a strong low in the Gulf of Alaska are driving mostly sunny and seasonably warm conditions in the Portland area. Meanwhile to the north, a Pineapple […]

]]> 0 6c2e9c20839965083ee0b2e016d3222a Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2735 Mon, 15 May 2023 11:23:34 -0700 Showers were already being observed in the Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley before 04:00 Monday thanks to an upper level low pressure system centered near Central Oregon. This pattern is pulling moisture up from […]

]]> 0 83cdec638415f8c95d0201975d4e9daa Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2701 Fri, 12 May 2023 11:45:31 -0700 Ridging is building over the American West today into the weekend, leading to a regional heat wave in the Pacific Northwest. Above average temperatures are forecast for the Columbia Basin, though things aren’t […]

]]> 0 fba932d22d763cc02b957b4d9b8c7834 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2697 Wed, 10 May 2023 12:06:10 -0700 Tri-Cities weather
May 10, 2023

Starting the day with just a few clouds moving about the Columbia Basin. A weak trough is forecast to pass overhead so that with daytime heating, cumulus development is likely […]

]]> 0 c07d6d1a0ceb830b095f1f4fd038c4c4 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2688 Tue, 09 May 2023 20:09:04 -0700 The medium-range global weather model run by the European Center for Medium-Range Forecasts (ECMWF) is slated to be upgraded to Cycle 48r1 late June 2023. Upgrades or replacements of weather models are common as […]

]]> 0 64943ad4557604eadb543d1f922c260f Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2695 Tue, 09 May 2023 12:14:08 -0700 Tri-Cities weather
May 9, 2023

An upper level low pressure system is moving eastward into the Northern Rockies Tuesday morning. Rain showers and isolated thunderstorms, mostly south of the Tri-Cities, will […]

]]> 0 e12c4904aa7d8aaecee86b96972d1d10 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2684 Fri, 05 May 2023 14:41:38 -0700 Tri-Cities weather • Friday, May 5, 2023

Expect mostly cloudy skies throughout the day with off and on light rain showers. With the San Francisco low that drove our conditions most of the week having moved o […]

]]> 0 b6175765c14316a47555a70f043e1f73 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2677 Thu, 04 May 2023 14:26:29 -0700 Tri-Cities weather
May 4, 2023

Partly cloudy skies to start the day. These are mostly high clouds drifting north from thunderstorms in mountains to the south and east. Increasing clouds for the remainder of […]

]]> 0 d85b41576768ad62834f3b59edff5300 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2669 Wed, 03 May 2023 16:38:39 -0700 Warm temperatures in the Inland Northwest this week have accelerated snowmelt. Broadly speaking, the snowpack in the Columbia River watershed remains healthy though it has dropped rapidly relative to […]

]]> 0 a4f3741f6ba76f9af07c4b7df21be9f6 Mark Ingalls posted a new activity comment https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/2023/05/03/high-close-to-90-wednesday-t-storm-chances-a-bit-less-impressive/#comment-3410 Wed, 03 May 2023 15:04:43 -0700 Thank you, I really appreciate it!

In reply to - Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather Mostly clear skies through the morning hours with temperatures starting in the upper 40s in the Tri-Cities area. Upper level low pressure remains in place, […] ]]> 18ba24df95b7618c72a21ccd1b2c111c Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2664 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:44:43 -0700 Mostly clear skies through the morning hours with temperatures starting in the upper 40s in the Tri-Cities area. Upper level low pressure remains in place, centered near San Francisco. This is forecast to […]

]]> 1 29caac44ee6715d51f4b404a7f3e7439 Mark Ingalls posted a new activity comment https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/2023/05/02/upper-level-low-spinning-clouds-isolated-t-storms-in-tuesday/#comment-3408 Tue, 02 May 2023 15:59:17 -0700 Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy them!

In reply to - Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather Tri-Cities weather – May 2, 2023 A strong upper level low pressure system centered near San Francisco this morning is driving the weather pattern over […] ]]> 5aad2ed34d8f24a15eecdb1dd1f36cb6 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2662 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:03:36 -0700 Tri-Cities weather – May 2, 2023

A strong upper level low pressure system centered near San Francisco this morning is driving the weather pattern over the Pacific Northwest today. In the Columbia Basin, this […]

]]> 1 a85b1bca4a43acf093bd0f9f87104252 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2656 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 18:25:09 -0700 Toward the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, catastrophic flooding surged down parts of the Columbia River watershed as natural dams creating large lakes failed. Some originated from Glacial Lake Missoula, which […]

]]> 0 35d3196e2a9ece9750655f80aea7295c Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2577 Sat, 03 Dec 2022 11:33:49 -0800 A low pressure system slowly moving offshore is forecast to spin moisture into the Columbia Basin Sunday as it meanders closer to the Southern Oregon Coast. This has prompted the National Weather Service to issue […]

]]> 0 372541d307b2da0f92e2c06f63c26b70 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2558 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:01:25 -0800 Colder temperatures are swinging into the Pacific Northwest out of British Columbia and Alberta with a brisk north to northeasterly breeze forecast on Tuesday. Those winds die down early Wednesday morning and […]

]]> 0 c788f9de5c8d84b59a7d2dce6a790d31 Mark Ingalls wrote a new post on the site Ingalls Weather https://ingalls.weathertogether.net/?p=2545 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 01:21:51 -0700 Mostly dry weather (with a few isolated showers) comes to an end on Friday as an atmospheric river takes aim at the Pacific Northwest. This is likely to bring the first wind storm of the season to much of the […]

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