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After weeks of a dry, stable weather pattern, things have become more “spring like” across the Inland northwest. Much of the area saw rain showers and even a few thunderstorms on Tuesday, and while Wednesday looks to be quiet, those showers and storms are expected to return on Thursday. Mar ...

Soil moisture levels across the Inland Northwest are very low for this time of year, and it doesn’t look like that will change anytime soon. Marilynn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said while we may see some clouds from time to time, she’s not expecting many changes as we start a new month. “We ...

A little over a week remains in the month, but if the current weather pattern hold, April 2020 will go down as one of the driest on record for many locations across the Inland Northwest. “There’s only been trace amounts in Wenatchee, and Yakima, to only a few hundredths across the Tri-Cities and Pendleton area, to around 0.3” around P ...

Air temperatures across the Inland Northwest are expected to increase in the coming days, thanks to a ridge of High Pressure that will set up off the Washington and Oregon coast. Marilyn Lohman with the National Weather Service said temperatures will climb in many locations into the low to mid 70’s with a lot of sunshine. Tho ...

March 2020 was a typical, and not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic. March is typically one of the wettest months for the Northwest, but as Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service pointed out, this March didn’t turn out that way. She ...

Temperatures for the most part are on par with where they should be for this time of year. At least the daytime highs. Overnight lows across the region have been unseasonable cold. Marilyn Lohman, National Weather Service meteorologist, said there’s a couple of reasons for the chilly nights. ...

Spring start on Thursday; at 8:50 a.m. Pacific to be specific. But winter did not leave without making it’s departure known. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Servcie says a strong low pressure styemt dove into the Northwest last week, ushering in unseasonably cold temperatures. Loh ...

Compared to recent years, this winter has been fairly uneventful, and even boring, across the Inland Northwest. However, it appears winter is not going out without a fight as the area will see temperatures drop significantly over the weekend into early next week ...

The weather to start March was, for the most part, the same weather we saw to wrap up February. With the exception of a few fast moving fronts that brought little more than windy conditions, it’s been uneventful. And that boring weather means no rain, which has National Weather Service meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann pointed out has led to abnormally dry conditions across the Inland Northwest. .

February is wrapping up as a month of two halves, the first half was wet for most of the Inland northwest with rain and snow showers.  But halfway through the month, things changed drastically, and the precipitation dried up.  Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said as we look to March, she doesn’t anticipate this dryer weather changing anytime soon.  She says the ...