Frost/Freeze — Kittitas Valley, Washington

2023-10-27 to 2023-10-28 · Kittitas Valley, Washington

Event narrative

The ASOS KELN recorded temperatures at or below 32 degrees for approximately 14 hours ending at 1050 PDT. The mesonet station EW4750 recorded temperatures at or below 32 degrees for approximately 15 hours ending at 1045 PDT. The WA Department of Transportation station TRYEG recorded temperatures at or below 32 degrees for approximately 12 hours ending at 1023 PDT.

Wider weather episode

Increasing northerly flow reinforced by a cold arctic airmass behind a shortwave trough passage starting October 26th lead to temperatures region-wide dropping well below normal. Overnight temperatures across the lower elevations in the intermountain Pacific Northwest were able to cool well below freezing across the region for much of the overnight period. This lead to all lower elevation zones experiencing their end of season freeze by the morning of October 28th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1146765. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.