Weather

Don't let the warm 50+ degrees we enjoyed today fool you. Winter is not letting go quite yet. In fact, there's another BIG winter storm headed for the Cascade Mountain passes that could produce upwards of 2 feet of snow.

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The weekend is upon us once again and like last weekend, I had a backyard fire in my plans. Well, I don't mean to say that my backyard would be on fire, rather, I was looking forward to firing one up in my outdoor fireplace...

Batton down the hatches! Tie-down the tarps! A couple of extra squirts of toupe' glue! It's going to be windy for at least the next 24 hours. The National Weather Service had issued a HIGH WIND WARNING which ended earlier today, however, I found that curious since the much more brisk gusts…

It likely won't be a record-setting storm that will produce 8-foot drifts and ground aircraft but there is an official WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY in effect for our area.

With forecasters predicting five storms in the next week across Washington, which will bring inches of rain, wind advisories and LOTS of mountain snow.

Skiers and snowboarders are getting a double dose of good news as 2021 approaches. Two storms are set to bring several feet of new snow to the Cascades this weekend.

Well, here we go. Winter is hurtling toward us and we're not even to Halloween yet. A freeze warning in effect for tonight, with a low of around 27 degrees. That may not be alarming to you, but if you're a farmer, orchardist, grape-grower, winemaker, gardener, or any other industry which can ill-aff…

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Hold onto your hats and batten down the hatches! This won't exactly be comparable to what Dorothy and Toto experienced, but there's a serious HIGH WIND WARNING in effect until late tonight. The folks with Yakima Valley Emergency Management  are warning us:
Strong winds are ex…

“Mountain snow and stormy conditions may arrive in late fall for the Northwest, northern California and northern Rockies.”