forecast – The Convergence Zone

Is the slow start to snowpack season in Washington State part of a declining snowfall trend?

Summary: YES, early season snowpack has declined recently, even as season total snowfall and melt out dates remain essentially unchanged.

It’s hard to put into words how extraordinary the ongoing atmospheric river event has been for western Washington. A 72-hour

The “main event” is now underway in the PNW as radar on Monday morning shows broad coverage of light to

It’s been a while since the PNW had a high impact extreme weather event. Rainy season so far has been

Last Tuesday, a frontal cyclone rapidly deepened over the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 km to the west of Seattle. The

El Niño winters are generally known for being mild with low snowfall in the PNW. To date, the 2023-24 winter

It didn’t take long for the PNW to experience what will likely go down as one of the most eventful

Most seasonal forecasts for the winter of 2023-24 predicted mild conditions for the PNW, largely because of the ongoing El

After an active start to November, the PNW has experienced several weeks of quiescent weather with few notable events to

The first taste of arctic air this season is expected in a few days across the PNW, bringing the first