Frost/Freeze — Kittitas Valley, Washington

2024-05-02 · Kittitas Valley, Washington

Event narrative

The ASOS KELN reported temperatures at or below freezing for 2 hours ending at 0610 PDT on May 2nd. The mesonet site DW9732 Ellensburg measured at or below freezing temperatures for approximately 5 hours ending at 0715 PDT on May 2nd.

Wider weather episode

An upper low pressure system tracking over the Pacific Northwest brought a cooler airmass to the region, which resulted in several hours of freezing temperatures developing the morning of May 2nd in the Kittitas valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1187583. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.