Clouds throughout the region will make it hard to see Saturday's eclipse. The further southeast you are, the better.

California ended its “miracle” water year on Saturday with enough rain and snow to fill the state's reservoirs to 128% of their historical average, making it among the wettest years in recorded state history.

Northern California is starting to see some precipitation from the first atmospheric river of the season.

Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night.

More than half of Oregon is experiencing moderate to severe drought, according to a state report released Monday.

Cooling shelters are open across western Oregon this week as temperatures rise above 100 degrees.

Local officials cautioned Oregonians to avoid lighting fires and to find ways to stay cool as temperatures spike this week.

Daytime highs are expected to be around 100 degrees in some places, and low temps will hover around 70 degrees.

Canadian writer John Vaillant writes of the fire and the many contributing factors--Fort McMurray is in the heart of the Canadian tar sands--in the book Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World.

June 2023 was the hottest June on record, going back to 1850. And forecasters expect more records to fall as El Niño exacerbates human-caused climate change.

News stories about the lights were based on predictions by the University of Alaska’s aurora forecast. But the forecast was scaled back and activity on Thursday is now predicted to be low at best.

Portland could see high temps in the 90s early next week, and Medford could reach 100 degrees.