Spring snowpack is melting the quickest it has in years - KXLY Spokane
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SPOKANE, Wash. — Snowpack in the Inland Northwest is some of the lowest in the country as we approach Memorial Day Weekend. The water locked up in the mountains is less than half of what we would usually expect in late May.
It's a stark contrast compared to the rest of the West, where record snow is taking its time melting away.
Meteorologist Matt Gray brings you the forecast each weekend on 4 News Now, along with stories about how weather and climate impact all of us in the Inland Northwest. Matt began his career just down I-90 in Missoula, Montana shortly after graduating with a B.S. in Meteorology from Florida State University. Matt returned home to Florida in 2017 and immediately ended up covering the state’s first major hurricane landfall in over a decade. Now after covering a few active hurricane seasons, Matt is excited to forecast for the regular four seasons instead here in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. When Matt isn’t talking weather, he’s spending time hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter, watching sports, and finding good local food (and local beer) to try.
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