Washington Drought

Reservoirs in the Yakima Basin are 57% full and dropping. Junior water rights holders are getting 58% of their water allocation this month, a slight bump from July.

The Pacific Northwest drought map is looking more serious this week, with Idaho, Oregon, and Washington all reporting expanding dry conditions and parts of Idaho near the Nevada border now at the highest drought classification on the scale.

With summer just a few weeks away, new fire restrictions are rolling out to keep our communities safe from wildfires. Here’s what you need to know.

Time’s running out for local businesses hit by drought. With a few weeks left to apply for those low-interest loans, now’s the time to act.

Much of the Northwest is dealing with dry conditions to start 2026. And as USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains, it’s not just the Northwest starting the New Year dry.

While not where it should be this time of year, the snowpack across Washington has improved month-over-month.

As to be expected as we move into November, drought conditions across the Northwest are starting to improve.

It’s dry across the Northwest, even for late September.

Very few changes were reported to soil moisture levels across the Pacific Northwest over the past week.

The start of August saw some of the driest conditions of the year across the Northwest, including the first report of an Exceptional Drought in the region.