While the possibility of isolated snow showers in the higher elevations exists for the coming weeks, like other Western states, the 2025-2026 Washington snow year has come to an end. And while the apex of the snowpack is typically reported on April 1st, Toby Rodgers, a water supply specialist with t he Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington, says the high-water mark was reported weeks earlier. That, among other things, has state and federal officials comparing this winter to the winter of 2014-2015, a season known for a “snow drought.” Rodgers added the fact that most of the state’s precipitation came in December, and very little was snow, making this winter unfortunately very “unique”…tape https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/04/04172026-rodgers-01.mp3 Rodgers says the Washington mountains enjoyed a bump of snow in March, but unfortunately, warmer-than-normal temperatures immediately followed, melting off most of that snow. He added that while area reservoirs look good right now, with many near or at capacity, the lack of snow will hurt the region in the long run…tape https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2626/files/2026/04/04172026-rodgers-02.mp3 Rodgers noted that while much of the news is grim, several dryland growers in Washington have reported normal or above normal precipitation, resulting in good soil moisture numbers. ...read more read less