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As for precipitation, the April-May-June 2026 outlook shows below-normal seasonal precipitation amounts for the Pacific Northwest, much of the Intermountain West and Rockies as well as areas in the central High and Great Plains.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The group’s co-founders, Deanne Teasley and Kimberly Jackson, connected online while searching for other people of color to ski with in the Pacific Northwest back at home.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 15 Mar. 2026
The Kona low has been pumping warm, moist air into the Pacific Northwest, feeding a massive ridge of high pressure that is now driving temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal across California, Nevada and Arizona.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s what happened with the Kona low, and an atmospheric river is now shunting that moisture and heat up to the Pacific Northwest, where some of it is diverging into the ridge and likely adding to the warmth.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The group’s co-founders, Deanne Teasley and Kimberly Jackson, connected online while searching for other people of color to ski with in the Pacific Northwest back at home.
—James Edward Mills, Outside, 15 Mar. 2026
The Kona low has been pumping warm, moist air into the Pacific Northwest, feeding a massive ridge of high pressure that is now driving temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above normal across California, Nevada and Arizona.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
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“The Pacific Northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Northwest. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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