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Tracking Atmospheric River for the West Coast; Space Weather Storming Continues

An atmospheric river will bring threats of gusty to high winds and heavy rainfall to California mainly Thursday into Saturday which may bring areas of flooding and wind damage. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains Thursday into Friday associated with the atmospheric river. Minor to severe geomagnetic storming (space weather) is expected to continue into early Thursday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Tri-Cities Airport (KPSC)

Lat: 46.26955°NLon: 119.11813°WElev: 397.0ft.

Mist

43°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed ESE 3 MPH
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 12 Nov 10:20 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Richland WA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Thursday
Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
Richland WA
 46.29°N 119.28°W (Elev. 361 ft)
Last Update:
9:22 pm PST Nov 12, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm PST Nov 12, 2025-6pm PST Nov 19, 2025
 
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