The famously rainy state is facing longer, hotter and drier fire seasons, raising the risk of a mammoth fire that will be ...

Air quality in Seattle is currently "good" per IQAir, and is forecasted to stay in that range through Thursday. Air quality ...

The Washington State Department of Ecology declared the drought emergency April 16, 2024. The department makes such a declaration when the state's water supply is less than 75% of normal.

A drought is declared in Washington state when there is less than 75% of normal water supply and there is a risk of undue hardship, according to Ecology.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The latest Drought Monitor update for the U.S. worsened the drought in Washington in terms of both coverage and severity on Thursday. Now, that severity has reached a level that ...

Amid intensifying drought conditions, farmers in Washington County are being forced to make difficult choices to sustain ...

— The drought monitor update on Sept. 23 offered more good news for Washington: another marginal improvement as exceptional drought conditions reduced by 3% statewide, down to 29% coverage.

This is a snowpack drought, not a rain drought, and it’s expected to hit rural Washington hardest. The state Department of Agriculture predicts $1.2 billion in crop losses.

More than 95% of Washington is either abnormally dry or in official drought with 52.7% of the state being in severe, extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought monitor.

Agriculture Environment Local News Northwest Weather Drought hit Washington hard and fast. Here’s what it has meant for farmers, wildfires Sep. 6, 2021 at 6:00 am Updated Sep. 6, 2021 at 6:34 am ...

It will continue to get harder to ensure there’s enough drinking water from the Potomac River, according to a group that coordinates with D.C.-area water companies.