Products and Services --

Currently scheduled services:

Spring Fruit Frost Forecasts -

The traditional forecasts for damaging spring frost conditions for Central Washington, for all fruit growing areas from the Okanogan south to the Yakima Valley/Central Basin with key station forecasts.  Provided from March through the end of May.

Clearwest is fortunate to be affiliated with the following sponsors:

Northwest Farm Credit Services

Northwest Wholesale Inc.

Bleyhl Farm Services

Washington State Hort Association

Northcentral Washington Fieldman's Association

Wenatchee Valley Traffic Association

Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association

Washington Growers Clearinghouse

Yakima Pomological Club

             These sponsors enable Clearwest to provide the above forecasts at no cost to the grower.

Winter Arctic Outbreak Forecasts -

Forecasts for cold outbreak conditions for the Central Washington from November through about February with key station forecasts.  Designed to provide cold protection information for soft fruit and grapes.

Partly funded through a grant from the WA Dept. of Agriculture through WA Hort Assn., and also by local sponsors mentioned above

Future Services -

Summer --

Weather forecasts for general orchard management:  Spraying, irrigation and pest management, including pest model forecasts.   Can be provided June through August on a district basis.

Fall Frost Forecasts --

Fall frost forecasts for grape-growing regions of the Lower Yakima Valley/Southern Central Basin, and also for the grape-growing areas of the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia/northern Okanogan Valley of Washington.  Can be provided from mid-September through early November with key station forecasts.

Other Services (on demand) -

Climatological summaries and analysis.

Expert testimony and documentation for significant weather events.