Frost/Freeze — Yakima Valley, Washington

2023-04-21 · Yakima Valley, Washington

Event narrative

The ASOS KYKM at the Yakima Airport reported temperatures at to below freezing between 0530 to 0645 PDT on April 21st. The mesonet station AT095 Tieton reported temperatures at to below freezing between 0420 to 0730 PDT on April 21st. Other mesonet stations located across the Yakima valley, including farmland, reported temperatures at to below freezing for over an hour during the morning of April 21st.

Wider weather episode

Stubborn cold air and dry conditions near the surface resulted in the Yakima valley experiencing freezing morning low temperatures on April 21st.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1095200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.