La Nina

A severe drought has gripped western parts of the U.S. since the middle of 2020, and NOAA says the drought will likely persist or worsen in the spring due to above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation. NOAA’s spring outlook says dry conditions will likely heighten the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and Southern Plains and will stress farms across California. The ... Read Mo

It is incredibly dry across the Pacific Northwest. The latest drought numbers from USDA show over 16% of Oregon is under a D-4 or Exceptional Drought. Meanwhile half or the state is under a D-3, or Extreme Drought, and 76% of the state is classified as D-2, a Severe Drought ...

With the start of spring in sight, Old Man winter looks to make his presence known, at least one final time with temperatures dropping during the middle portion of this week. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said cold air will move into the PNW Thursday and early Friday morning, with temperatures dropping to 10-15 degrees below normal ...

March came in Tuesday not like a lion, not like a lamb, but a little of both, if you ask meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann. She noted while temperatures were fairly mild across the region, many corners of the Pacific Northwest saw showers early Tuesday ...

The past four weeks have not been good for snowpacks across the Pacific Northwest. According to Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho, the snowpack across the Gem state is turning to the worst right now. He noted you can blame this downturn on two main factors ...

The winter of 2021-2022 has been a disappointment for the farming community across the Pacific Northwest. A winter that started with great hopes, thanks to La Niña, has not lived up to the hype. Marilyn Lohman, meteorologist with the National Weather Service said the area enjoyed a fair amount of rain and snow to start winter back in December and in early January, but then the weather pattern sh

The snowpack is very thin across Oregon. In fact, the numbers are so low that Scott Oviatt with NRCS-Oregon calls it concerning. At this point, the only region Oviatt said is not concerning is the northern Cascades area, including the Willamette and the Hood, Sandy-Lower Deschutes basins, which are both well above average for this time of year ...

The past couple of weeks have been very quiet weather wise, and recently temperatures have been very pleasant for early February. And that weather is starting to have an impact on conditions across the PNW. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist with the National Weather Service says the sunshine has warmed soil temperatures, in areas without snow on the ground, by one to two degrees ...

What does the La Niña weather pattern have to do with condition ratings for the current winter wheat crop? "La Niña does not particularly bode well for the outcome," said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. "We oftentimes see dry spring weather across the central and southern great plains.  They would ...

Multi-year La Nina weather patterns are not unprecedented.  "In the 21st century, this is the third time we've seen what as known as a "double dip" La Nina.  Meaning that you see two consecutive winters with La Nina conditions across the equatorial pacific basin." That was ...