weather – 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

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

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

September 22 is the autumnal equinox and unlike last year, the transition to autumn-like weather is occurring right on schedule.

As the PNW shifts from summer into early fall, the potential for significant weather begins to increase. Over the next

It was only a matter of time. With a number of moderately-sized wildfires present across the region and no widespread