Port of Pasco plans airport expansion

Mark Ingalls, Weatherman
May 16, 2012

As the Tri-Cities continues to grow, more people are traveling through the Tri-Cities airport. In fact, the number of travelers flying in and out of the airport is substantially higher than even this time last year. Passenger traffic at the Tri-Cities Airport is up four percent from... Read More

Two Large earthquakes strike Indonesia

Mark Ingalls, Weather Man
April 12, 2012

Last night Indonesia was rocked by two earthquakes. The first, a magnitude 8.6, struck 270 miles west of the island nation right before 3 a.m. Pacific Time. The other, an 8.2, struck before 5 a.m. Pacific time nearby. It was in the afternoon in Indonesia when the earthquakes hit. Tsunami... Read More

Alaska is colder than… Mars?

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
January 30, 2012

Good afternoon! That’s right, yesterday according to satellite images taken from above Mars the temperature in some areas of the northern hemisphere were above -20F. Compare that to Fairbanks, Alaska where according to the National Weather Service they hit -52F. I am very happy I am not... Read More

Sun for the week

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
January 10, 2012

Good afternoon! Like today it looks like we’ll see sun for much of the rest of the week, but unlike today the rest of the week will be cold. Highs in the low to mid 30s with lows in the low to mid 20s. It wouldn’t even surprise me to see some teens for lows overnight tonight. In... Read More

Sunny and cold back in the forecast

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
January 4, 2012

Good afternoon! Now that we are all back from our Winter Holiday, it looks like the weather is going to try and match what we saw for several weeks before the beginning of the holiday. Sunny skies will come back into play after we see decreasing clouds tomorrow. Also coming tomorrow is breezy... Read More

Chance of snow this week…

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
December 12, 2011

The high pressure system that has held cold, stagnant air in place here in the Tri-Cities for the past two and a half weeks looks like it will be on its way out soon. A low pressure system is forecasted to start impacting the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday evening bringing a 40 percent chance... Read More

Snow in El Paso, yet nothing here

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
December 6, 2011

Good evening! We will have yet another week of mostly sunny skies, but this will be coupled with chilly temperatures as the high pressure system that brought last week’s weather pattern remains in place off the Oregon coast, shoving all the winter storms into northern British Columbia... Read More

Winter Storm Warnings… for Mississippi?

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 28, 2011

Good afternoon! That’s right, there are Winter Storm Warnings in the South, however its not just Mississippi getting the snow. It looks like Atlanta along with portions of Alabama and Tennessee could see several inches of snow. Ironically to the north in Indiana the entire state is either... Read More

Good weather for Thanksgiving travel

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 21, 2011

Good afternoon! A series of low pressure systems will work through the area this week bringing with them warmer temperatures. So warm, in fact, that overnight our temperature is expected to raise from 39 to about 45 by 3 AM! How can the temperature raise this much when its dark? Its a phenomenon... Read More

Snow this weekend?

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 17, 2011

Good afternoon! We’re coming up on the weekend, and with that we see a chance of snow. Even though chances have lessened a little bit, I am still hopeful for at least some because I very much like snow. Accumulations: Areas across the Columbia Basin shouldn’t expect much in the... Read More

More snow possible this weekend…

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 16, 2011

It was great to see the snow this afternoon, however dont expect it to last, in fact many areas have already seen it switch over to freezing rain. So what’s the deal? A warm front is pushing through the Pacific Northwest as we speak raising snow levels and melting what little snow we... Read More

Rain coming tomorrow

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 15, 2011

Good afternoon! It looks like snow might work into the Horse Heaven Hills and Blue Mountains tomorrow especially above 1500 feet in elevation. Here in the Columbia Basin it should mostly be rain with high temperatures remaining in the mid 40s There is also still a chance of rain and snow for... Read More

Snow for the weekend?

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 14, 2011

Good afternoon! It looks like we’ll see mostly sunny skies for tomorrow with much lighter winds as compared to today, however rain will come on Wednesday. SNOW: Yes, you read that headline right, weather models are indicating that the chances for snow this weekend are rising, especially... Read More

Clouds, then sun, then clouds for the weekend

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 8, 2011

Good afternoon! We’ll see a weak trough push into the Pacific Northwest overnight tonight bringing us increased clouds tomorrow with I high near 42. Thursday we’ll see mostly sunny before another storm system brings us a chance of rain through the weekend. Highs will steadily rise... Read More

Sun tomorrow

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 3, 2011

Good afternoon! After the off and on drizzle we saw today its nice to hear that the sun will join us for tomorrow. High temperatures will be fairly low however, around 45. This weekend another low pressure system will bring in a slight chance of rain showers for the weekend.

Winter-like storm to bring snow to Cascades

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
November 2, 2011

Good afternoon! A cold front that is currently pushing its way into Western Washington is expected to bring the Cascade passes their first snow of the season tonight. Snow levels will dip down to 3000 feet, excluding the Columbia Basin but bringing a bunch of snow to even Snoqualmie Pass between... Read More

Snow in Texas, none for us

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 27, 2011

Good afternoon! Places like Amarillo, Texas got snow earlier today! That’s right, Texas. Here, however expect increasing clouds overnight tonight with mostly cloudy skies continuing through the weekend. Highs will be around 60 with lows ranging from 34 to 45. For more info visit the <a... Read More

Freezing temperatures done

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 26, 2011

Here at my house we started out at 32 degrees this morning but there was frost across much of the area. This will happen again tonight as lows are expected to get even a tad bit warmer. We will see increased clouds today but those should be gone by midday tomorrow.

Cool down on the way…

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 21, 2011

Good afternoon! Expect mostly cloudy skies through the weekend as a weak cold front pushes across the Pacific Northwest. Monday a ridge of high pressure will begin to form bringing cooler temperatures and sunny skies through what looks to be much of next week. Highs over the weekend will fall... Read More

Clouds moving in…

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 19, 2011

Good afternoon! The weak high pressure system that brought us sunny skies over these past few days will begin to break down as a weak cold front moves in from the Pacific. This will bring increased clouds and maybe a few rain drops through Saturday. Temperatures will remain around 65 for highs... Read More

Sun, then clouds, then sun

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 17, 2011

Good afternoon! Tonight is going to be a little bit chilly with lows around 35 in the Tri-Cities, Pendleton, and other various low lying areas. Over in Walla Walla you can expect a low around 39 and all you rural land owners up in the Horse Heaven Hills can expect lows around 40. Also, it would... Read More

Here comes the sun!

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
October 6, 2011

Good afternoon! Starting tomorrow you can hear my forecast at 5, 6, 7, and 8 AM along with at 4, 5, and 6 PM weekdays on 88.1 KTCV! Now on to the weather… The Seattle-like weather pattern we’ve experienced these last few days is on it’s way out! In its wake we’ll see... Read More

Chance of showers this weekend?

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
September 22, 2011

Good afternoon! I am updating several hours early today because I am way ahead of schedule in my Web Design class. It looks like temperatures will remain in the upper 80s and lower 90s, at least until Sunday when a cold front is forecasted to move through and drop our highs by about 15 degrees... Read More

Tailgate party forecast

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
September 21, 2011

Good afternoon! Yet another beautiful day down as we have only 1 more full day of Summer to go before the Equinox. What will the first few days of fall bring us? More sunny skies. Yesterday Average Record High temp 80F 79F 89F Low temp 42F 45F 37F Precipitation Trace – 0.27″ And... Read More

Temperatures headed back to the 90s

Mark Ingalls, Lead Forecaster
September 20, 2011

Good afternoon! Man today is BEAUTIFUL! Later I will be climbing Badger Mountain with my dad and brother. Equally exciting is the fact that I will be filming my audition tape for KAPP/KVEW TV tomorrow evening at KEPR Any advice is appreciated! Oh, and wish me luck! Yesterday Average Record High... Read More

Typical Tri-Cities Weather