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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
High Wind Warning for the Kittitas Valley from 2 PM Saturday to 2 AM Sunday... W winds 30-40 MPHW Gusts 45-60 MPHWind Advisory for the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon, the Simcoe Highlands and the Columbia River Gorge Saturday afternoon and evening...
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
High Wind Watch for the Kittitas Valley from 2 PM Saturday to 2 AM Sunday... W winds 30-40 MPHW Gusts 45-60 MPHWind Advisory for the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon, the Simcoe Highlands and the Columbia River Gorge Saturday afternoon and evening...
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
A building area of high pressure will remain over the Pacific Northwest through Wednesday. This high pressure will be responsible for dry and increasingly warm Weather. The high will then move eastward as an upper-level trough, weak disturbance moves across the area Wednesday night into Thursday. Low precipitation chances, and isolated thunderstorms will be mainly confined to the mountains during this time. A ridge of high pressure then begins to build back into the area Thursday night.
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
As we move into tonight, a large ridge will build over the Pacific Northwest thorough Wednesday. This ridge will bring warming temperatures and dry weather. The ridge will move east Wednesday night as a weak trough approaches and brings some shower chances mainly to the Washington Cascades.
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1 week ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
Today through Wednesday morning...Satellite depicts some cirrocumulus clouds forming in the southern part of our region. This suggests that some convection is occurring in the region and will eventually move northward as we get into the mid-afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to be mainly isolated, with the strongest storms capable of producing small hail. Going forward, a cold front will pass through Monday morning.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
Tonight, through Monday night, Weather is fairly quiet and benign this afternoon as a large upper low in the Gulf of Alaska is sending a southwest flow into the area and strengthening a ridge over our area. The quiet weather should continue through the night due to the high pressure over the area. Skies will be mostly clear with some higher clouds increasing overnight.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
An upper-level ridge of high pressure will build over the region today into Sunday, with dry conditions persisting through Sunday morning. Temperatures will be warming during this period as well, with widespread 80s developing across the lower elevations. In fact, portions of the Columbia Basin will see 90 degrees by Sunday afternoon. Sunday, an upper-level trough will direct a deep south to southwest flow over the Pacific Northwest. This will allow for plenty of moisture transport into the region.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
A shortwave trough will continue to slide across the Pacific Northwest today while splitting into two distinct waves, this system skirting just south of the forecast area. Friday, a relatively weaker and drier shortwave trough will move Across with the main shortwave energy associated with this system. Saturday, upper-level ridging will build into the Pacific Northwest with dry and quiet conditions. The region will see temperatures about 5 to 10 degrees warmer than Friday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
Tonight, a shortwave trough arrives and brings widespread rain showers after 10 p.m. The bulk of the shower activity will dry out by Thursday afternoon. Friday another trough arrives however, impacts from this system will be minimal with only light mountain rain expected. Winds will be slightly elevated through Friday with gusts in the teens and 20s. Looking to the weekend, Saturday through Monday will be dry and very warm. A high-pressure system will take over.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcrightnow.com | Kaitlyn Smock
WIND ADVISORY: KITTITAS VALLEY 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. SUNDAY. Gusty winds 25-35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tonight, through Monday night, an upper trough will move eastward across the region through Sunday. As it does, an upper low ill drop down from Canada on Sunday and into the Great Basin Sunday Night. Any showers thunderstorms should move eastward overnight and mainly just impact the eastern mountains, and some of the Cascades on Sunday.
