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You may have noticed gas prices in Washington State, and around the Country for that matter, have been increasing for the last couple of months.

You may have noticed gas prices in Washington State, and around the Country for that matter, have been increasing for the last couple of months.

Now, it really comes down to three factors. the first being demand is increasing and production is low. second, gas stations are switching over to summer blends which are more expensive to help with the evaporation that happens in hotter temperatures, but now add in the geo political tensions between russia and ukraine and that could push crude oil prices past the $100 per barrel mark. vice president kamala harris addressed this situation by speaking to reporters on sunday in munich. >> when america stands for her principles and all of the things we hold dear, um, it requires sometimes for us ...

But tensions with russia might throw that deal into question those who track gas prices say there are even more factors at play than the war in ukraine like refineries switching to more expensive summer blends, the country emerging from the pandemic with more people planning on traveling, and all on top of rising inflation. >> i think i'm going to start walking when it hits 6. i think i'm going to max out there. >> reporter: lester, the experts we spoke to today say there is a chance that other states may start seeing some of these high prices too. $5 a gallon, $6 a gallon all in the upcoming ...

Ahead of that, dealing with precipitation, soaking rainfall up and down the eastern seaboard. watch out for flooding. these areas outlined here in red, that's where you could see strong storms with powerful winds and, again, some snowfall back towards the great lakes. in most spots accumulation is negligible. an inch or so in buffalo. and into eastern michigan. john and diana, back to you. >> an uptick in prices at the pump, on average, regular unleaded gas is 3.66 a gallon. up six cents in the past week. that's 11 cents higher than this time last year. west coast prices are even higher than t...