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2015 Archived Warnings
4/13/2015 Cold Temperatures East of the Cascades on Wednesday Morning
"Areas of sub-freezing temperatures are likely in central and eastern Washington on Wednesday morning, April 15th, 2015. While the cold may not be especially severe, scattered to numerous sites should experience critical temperatures..."read more...
2014 Archived Warnings
3/21/2014 Cold Hardiness Warning
"Apple and Cherry cold hardiness tests performed this week on apple and cherry samples in Benton County suggest a risk of damage to buds due to pending cold temperatures. While orchard management practices affect cold hardiness, there is currently a risk that temperatures will pass the threshold where damage to buds is likely to occur..."read more...
2013 Archived Warnings
12/6/2013 Cold Hardiness Warning
"Cold hardiness tests performed this week on cherry samples from two different locations in Benton County suggest a high risk of damage to cherry buds due to recent and pending cold temperatures. While orchard management practices affect the cold hardiness of cherries, there is currently a high degree of confidence that temperatures will pass the threshold where damage to buds is likely to occur..."read more...
4/30/2013 Cold Temperatures on Wednesday Morning
"A cold and dry air mass will promote areas of frost on Wednesday morning, with generally colder temperatures compared to this morning. The frost coverage should be more widespread than Tuesday morning, especially in the Tri-Cities/Walla Walla area and the Basin..."
read more...4/29/2013 Cold Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings
"A cold and dry air mass will promote areas of frost on Tuesday morning. Although lingering wind will keep many areas in the 30s to low 40s, wind sheltered areas could quickly drop into the mid 20s. The most likely cold areas on Tuesday morning are sheltered parts of the Yakima Valley, the Okanogan region, and eastern Washington..."
read more...4/22/2013 Cold Temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings
"Stable conditions will promote areas of frost in central and eastern Washington on Tuesday morning. Despite warming temperatures aloft, clear skies and less wind than this morning will allow temperatures to drop into the mid 20s in colder locations on Tuesday morning, with 30s expected elsewhere..."
read more...4/15/2013
"Cold weather will continue to promote areas of frost in central and eastern Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. During this time, lows will average in the upper 20s to mid 30s in central and eastern Washington..."
read more...4/11/2013
"The upcoming period of cool weather will promote an increasing frost risk in the coming days, with the most critical periods occurring Friday morning and again from Sunday morning to Tuesday morning. On Friday morning, a more stable atmosphere will allow colder locations to fall into the mid to upper 20s, although some areas will remain above freezing..."
read more...2012 Archived Warnings
11/5/2012 Much Colder Weather Coming Later This Week
"Following the recent mild conditions, a significant pattern change will occur during the middle of this week. Tuesday will feature one more warm day of above normal temperatures, before a cold front drops temperatures to near normal on Wednesday. Conditions will continue to cool through the week, with below normal temperatures area wide by Friday and Saturday..."read more...
5/10/2012 Sub-Freezing Temperatures Likely on Friday Morning
"Frost is likely across parts of Washington on Friday morning. Although uncertainty still exists regarding the exact temperatures, it appears that the coldest areas will drop into the mid to upper 20s, while many areas will be in the 30s to low 40s..."read more...
04/04/2012 Widespread Frost Likely Thursday through Saturday Morning
"Frost is likely across parts of Washington beginning on Thursday morning. Widespread near to below freezing temperatures are expected late tonight in many areas east of the Cascades, especially if skies are clear..."read more...
2011 Archived Warnings
10/21/2011 Frost Likely in Central Washington on Tuesday Morning
"Frost is likely next Tuesday morning, October 25th, especially in typically colder locations such as Moxee and Ellensburg. Frost is also possible Wednesday morning. Many areas will be near or below 32 degrees Tuesday morning. Cold locations will experience temperatures in the 20s."read more...
09/29/2011 Botrytis bunch rot alert
"Hopefully you've all seen the weather forecast for the following 10 days. The forecasts are that conditions very favorable for the development of bunch rot..."read more...