Washington still suffers from drought despite rain — and El Nino won't help

SEATTLE — Despite recent rainfall most of Washington still suffers from drought and climatologists say the months ahead aren't likely to offer much relief. The entire state is forecast to remain warmer than normal and much of the state east of the Cascades is likely to see below-average precipitation between now and January, according to the latest seasonal outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Around the first of the year, El Nino conditions are expected to begin pushing warm, tropical air into the Pacific Northwest, worsening the state's warm and dry spell, Washin...