Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Water Supply Forecasts and Information for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest

Latest Water Supply Outlook for Oregon (PDF)
(summary of precipitation, snowpack, reservoirs, water supply forecasts, and peak flow forecasts)

Latest Drought Information Statement for NW Oregon & SW Washington (PDF)
(summary of precipitation, temperatures, streamflow, reservoirs, and drought impacts)

Water Supply Forecasts:

Columbia Basin Water Supply (NOAA/NWS Northwest River Forecast Center)
Water Supply Products (USDA/NRCS Nat'l Water and Climate Center)

Precipitation:

Seasonal Precipitation Map for the PacNW (NOAA/NWS Northwest River Forecast Center)
SNOTEL Precipitation Reports (USDA/NRCS Nat'l Water and Climate Center)

Snowpack:

Interactive Maps of Snow Data (NOAA/NWS Remote Sensing Center)
Snow Conditions for the PacNW (NOAA/NWS Northwest River Forecast Center)
Western U.S. Snowpack Products (USDA/NRCS Nat'l Water and Climate Center)
Oregon SNOTEL Data (USDA/NRCS Nat'l Water and Climate Center)

Reservoirs:

Tea-Cup Diagram for Lower Columbia Dams
Tea-Cup Diagram for Willamette Valley USACE Reservoirs
Tea-Cup Diagram for SW Oregon USACE Reservoirs
Tea-Cup Diagram for PacNW Reservoirs (US Bureau of Reclamation)

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