The Tri-Cities area is known far and wide for its "300 days of sunshine" a year. Besides wine, it's probably our biggest selling point to attract visitors and major events. There's another town just a few miles away that could steal our claim to fame.
An atmospheric river is a river in the sky that transports water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River - and it's heading our way.
If you're planning to head east on I-84, you better postpone the trip. I-84 is closed both eastbound and westbound between Exit 216 (six miles east of Pendleton) and Exit 302 (near Baker City) due to severe weather with snow and ice on the road.
According to the University of Washington Climate Outlook page and the National Weather Service Climate Prediction data, the probability of cooler temperatures is high for the Pacific Northwest this April through June. The summer months appear to be a tossup - it could be hellishly hot again.
The weather wizards at the NWS in Pendleton are giddy!
STATE CERTIFIES THAT 120 DEGREE DAY AT HANFORD IN 2021 IS NEW RECORD
How could we forget last summer? Boiling, paint-bubbling heat. At least we got history out of it. Ac...
As the state faces it's first shutdown between East and West in many years, not a peep from the Governor. First time in decades all four main passes have closed.