The National Weather Service changed its summer outlook for the Pacific Northwest and predicted most of Washington and Oregon will not be as hot and dry as previously expected in July through September.

the wet/cool spring and other factors make a major wildfire season in Washington State highly unlikely

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Seattle expect this atmospheric river to be less severe than the ones that resulted in widespread flooding and landslides late last year but say you should still expect to get wet.

The reigning La Nina has more staying power than expected and likely will stay through the spring and into the summer...While a La Nina can worsen drought in the southern tier of the U.S., it's linked to cool and wet weather in the Northwest.

Spring and summer will be cool and wet in the Pacific Northwest as the La Nina weather pattern lingers

King Tides represent unusually high water levels, which occur when the geometry of the sun and moon are just right. But this year, the predicted tide got a major boost in Seattle, thanks to the atmosphere.

La Nina has apparently arrived in the Northwest, signaling a shift to cooler weather and more promising snowpacks, Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond said Thursday. November was wet but warm, causing flooding in northwest Washington, but little snow in the Cascade Range. Bond said Thursday he anticipates weather patterns will change, dropping snow in the mountains without raising the risk of floods.

Drought likely to persist across the West, improve in the Northwest

The odds favor a wet and cool winter in Washington and most of Idaho and Oregon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday, releasing a winter outlook that bodes well for Northwest snowpacks and next year's irrigation season.

La Niña has developed and is expected to impact the weather in the U.S. this winter. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

“This will be a different kind of weather system from the summer ones,” said Steven Van Horn, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Spokane.

The forecast precipitation through 5 PM Sunday is a wet wake-up call, with several inches in the mountains and roughly a half-inch in the lowlands. The watering season may be over.

Portions of the Pacific Ocean cooled considerably in July, affirming that a La Nina weather system likely will form this fall, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center pegged the odds of a La Nina prevailing in November, December and January at 69%. Most likely, the La Nina will be weak, according to NOAA, though the agency estimated the chances of a moderate La Nina at 1-in-3 and a strong La Nina at 1-in-10.

A major heat event will occur over the region this week. But let me make it clear at the outset, it won't be nearly as warm or lengthy as June's event. Seattle and northwest Washington will have a far easier time. The Willamette Valley will fry and some places in eastern Washington will get near 110F.

Many of you will need umbrellas during the next week. And perhaps a lightning rod.

Temperatures in the Inland Northwest are still hotter than normal, and this week the region will also be more prone to fire danger and smoky air due to drought and wind. Ken Daniel, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Spokane office, said temperatures for the next couple of days and next week are trending toward record breaking levels. “We’re still well above normal. For Geiger International Airport, normals right now through Wednesday are 83 degrees. We are in the upper 90s to 100s.”