Our October 2025 Newsletter is now live! September was likely the warmest September on record, and statewide drought continues. La Niña conditions are now in effect, and wetter than normal conditions are expected Oct.-Dec. Read about recent and upcoming conditions: climate.uw.edu/news/categor...

Happy October & Flood Awareness Month! Join us with @emd.wa.gov @oicwa.bsky.social & @wadnr.bsky.social this month to learn what flood tricks to look out for and some treats to help you be prepared. Check out our blog about flooding in WA & how to get flood risk maps: ecology.wa.gov/blog/october...

Happy 2026 Water Year! Fill out the PNW Water Year 2025 Impacts Survey to let us know how WA, OR, and ID were impacted by abnormally dry or abnormally wet conditions during the 2025 water year (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025). Open through Nov 26, 2025. uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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...

Odds tilt toward favoring wetter than normal conditions across the state from October-December with greater uncertainty for temperatures. Sea surface temperatures in the Tropical Pacific continue to cool. La Niña conditions may develop in the next couple of months. climate.uw.edu/2025/09/18/l...

Summer featured record heat and record dryness across large portions of the state. Read our August and Full Summer 2025 Climate Summary to learn more! climate.uw.edu/2025/09/08/a...

We are recruiting near peer mentors for the Valiant program. We seek one 4th year undergrad & one grad student to serve as mentors. Financial compensation provided. See the link below to learn more & apply. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A La Niña Watch is in place. What might this mean for the upcoming fall and winter in Washington? Read our latest Climate Outlook to learn more: climate.uw.edu/2025/08/21/l... What can you expect over the next couple of weeks? More persistent summer heat continues statewide.☀️

🌡️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.

Do you live in Skagit or Island County? WSU Extension is offering a new Climate Stewards program with coursework and field trips on local climate topics. This fall session begins September 16th. Scholarships are available! Learn more and and register now: wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our August WASCO Newsletter features a recap of July weather and drought conditions as well as a look ahead at expected conditions over the next few months. Visit our website for more: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/news/categor...

What time of day do we tend to experience our hottest temperatures in WA? Noon? 1pm? Hint: later than you may think! Our latest Climate Matters details daily heat timing in WA compared to other locations around the country! 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/08/11/o... #CoolDownTuesday

🌡️The forecast is looking quite hot early next week! Learn more about regional heat adaptation efforts at the Planning for Heat in the Puget Sound webinar on August 12, 2-3:30pm PST. Our very own Karin Bumbaco will be presenting! Learn more and register: climate.uw.edu/2025/07/31/w...

🌡️☀️The 2021 heat wave was one for the record books... literally. Just how unusual was the event climatologically? What did it reveal about heat preparedness in our region? Read a synopsis of a newly-released synthesis paper on the 2021 heat wave: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/07/08/a...

The June 2025 edition of the WASCO Monthly Newsletter is hot off the digital presses. 📰 Learn more about worsening drought conditions during May, and get a sneak peak at expectations for summer conditions. climate.uw.edu/news/categor...

It’s official! We’ve expanded the drought emergency to include 19 more watersheds. After the initial declaration in April, we’ve continued to see dry conditions. Making this declaration helps make sure that tools and funding are available for the drier months ahead. ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...

The summer Climate Prediction Center outlook is here! Conditions are likely to be warmer and drier than normal across the state. 🌡️ climate.uw.edu/2025/05/19/l...

We are deeply saddened to report that the funding for the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative has been terminated effective immediately. This is a devastating setback for climate resilience in rural and Tribal communities in the PNW. Read more>> cig.uw.edu/2025/05/cig-... @nwcasc.bsky.social

The NW Climate Adaptation Science Center has delivered hundreds of projects informing resource management in a changing climate. Our training programs provide the pipeline of climate-ready natural resource workers the NW desperately needs. Proposed cuts to USGS would eliminate the CASC program.

Curious about long-term trends in the onset of spring across Washington? 🌷🌱 Read our latest April edition of Climate Matters to learn more: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/05/05/t...

La Niña has officially ended. The latest Seasonal Outlooks, produced by the Climate Prediction Center, show higher chances of below normal precipitation☀️ and above normal temperatures🌡️ for May-July 2025 across Washington State. Read more about impacts to WA State: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/04/17/l...

March 2025 brought above normal precipitation (115% of normal*) and above normal temperatures (+1.9°F above normal*) across the State of Washington. Read the full story in our monthly Climate Summary: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/04/04/m... *anomalies calculated relative to 1991-2020 statewide normals

Curious to learn more about drought impacts and drought response during the 2024 Water Year? The Pacific Northwest Water Year 2024 Impacts Assessment is here! Read more about how below average spring snowpack and large swings in temperatures impacted water users: 🔗 climate.uw.edu/2025/04/04/t...

📢Welcome Susan Dickerson-Lange, our new director! Among many duties, she will provide strategic leadership as we remain committed to advancing climate resilience in the PNW. Learn more about Susan👉 cig.uw.edu/2025/03/susa... @nwcasc.bsky.social

Happy Meteorological Spring, Washingtonians!🌱 Our friends at the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) have launched their annual march madness-style competition to see which state can gain the most new observers in March, 2025! Sign-up: www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx...

Did you know we developed a Snow Depth Tool in partnership with the Northwest Avalanche Center? climate.uw.edu/our-work/was... As active weather likely continues through the month of February, this tool can help us visualize changes in snow depth across the state.

🌎 The February edition of our monthly WASCO Newsletter is out now! 🔗 climate.uw.edu/wp-content/u... Read about our unusually dry and sunny January across the state, and learn about how La Niña/El Niño may be harder to pin down thanks to our warming oceans. 🌊

The Washington State Climate Office (WASCO) is now on Bluesky! Follow to be among the first to learn about WASCO announcements, research, newsletters, and general Washington climate and weather tidbits.

Big news! 🌎 We launched a new website 🎉 This is a key step in making climate data & seasonal forecasts more accessible for all Washingtonians. Explore our new look & find the info you need: 🔗 climate.washington.edu #ClimateResilience #WAClimate