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Official Washington State Climate Office at the University of Washington account. Visit our website: https://climate.uw.edu/

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Washington State Climate Office@wastateclimate.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The April Newsletter is here! Read on for an update on April 1st snowpack conditions (TLDR: it isn't good), an outlook for upcoming spring conditions, and our Climate Matters piece detailing the impacts of last year's drought. climate.uw.edu/news/categor...

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A transition to neutral ENSO conditions is likely this spring, then a transition to El Niño conditions is likely (>75% chance) by fall 2026. ENSO has very little influence on summer conditions in our region.

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Washington State Climate Office@wastateclimate.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Beneficial mountain snow last week brought some of the largest gains in mountain snowpack of the season, but snowpack still remains well below normal. An ongoing widespread rain-on-snow melting event is now cutting into those gains. As of today, statewide SWE is 59% of normal. Source: NRCS

Graph of statewide SWE over the last water year showing large gains in snowpack over the last few weeks along with and early season melt event. Snowpack remains well below normal despite these late season gains. Source: https://nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/awdb/basin-plots/POR/WTEQ/assocHUCwa3/state_of_washington.html
Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center@nwcasc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🌿 In honor of World Seagrass Day, @uwnews.uw.edu s.uw.edu recently chatted with UW biology professor & Maria's NW CASC faculty advisor, Jennifer Ruesink, about what makes the seagrasses in WA unique ✨ Check out this great interview! bit.ly/3MBwMsQ

Q&A: For World Seagrass Day, UW professor explains the ‘prairies of the ocean’

Jennifer Ruesink, University of Washington professor of biology, studies the relationship between the environment and marine organisms, including eelgrass, the primary species of seagrass that resides...

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Washington State Climate Office@wastateclimate.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Most basins have below 50% of normal snowpack. We need a steady train of storms every few days to just keep our snowpack near normal in January, and recent dry weather has not been kind to our snowpack. Q: Can we make up this snowpack gap by spring? It is possible, but increasingly unlikely....

Current SWE across Washington sub-basins. Snowpack is largely near or below 50% of normal for this point in the winter.
Washington State Climate Office@wastateclimate.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join us on Thurs, Sept. 25th @ 11am PT for a discussion of the resources available for understanding climate risk in the PNW! 🌊🌲🏔️ This is the latest installment of the Our Climate Future webinar series organized by @cig-uw.bsky.social . Register here: cig.uw.edu/news-and-eve...

Our Climate Future Webinars | Climate Impacts Group

A CIG Webinar SeriesWe’re building a just and resilient world where people and nature thrive in a changing climate. This new webinar series will expand access to 30 years of research, data, and tools,...

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Washington State Climate Office@wastateclimate.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🌡️Dangerous heat returns late this week and through the weekend. Then, summertime temperatures stick around in the PNW into early September. The Climate Prediction Center's short term outlooks show above normal temperatures are likely to continue through Sept 4.

CPC's 6-10 day outlook with above normal temperatures from August 27-31.CPC's 8-14 day outlook with above normal temperatures from August 29-September 4.
National Weather Service@nws.noaa.gov · 12mo ago

Dangerous heat is building across the Desert Southwest, and will spread to the Pacific Northwest by this weekend which may linger into next week. Those outdoors in these popular vacation areas need to take precautions and carry extra hydration to protect themselves from the heat.