Ted Buehner

KIRO Newsradio Meteorologist

Ted Buehner

Ted Buehner is a longtime meteorologist expert for the Pacific Northwest.

Ides of March brings Western Washington the best weather of the year

The weather is going to feel like spring has sprung. Temperatures will be the warmest experienced since mid-October last year.
3 years ago

Buehner: Sunshine in Seattle with warmest temperatures since October

This week’s weather experienced a big turnaround after wet and relatively cool start, finishing with sunshine and likely the warmest temperatures since mid-October.
3 years ago

Wash. snowpack rebounding after recent weather, still far below average

This winter season’s mountain snowpack has been well below average to this point, so how much of the snow deficit was made up during the recent snows?
3 years ago

March’s weather kicks off like a lion, 6 pm sunsets around the corner

March seemed to come in like a lion this weekend with well below-average cold temperatures and a mix of rain and wet snow showers.
3 years ago

Wash. mountains expected to pile up with snow as avalanche anniversary approaches

A much cooler air mass will move onshore through the weekend with a mix of rain and snow showers, a threat of thunderstorms, and sunbreaks.
3 years ago

Buehner: With March around the corner, thunderstorm season is fast approaching

Thunderstorms can occur any time of the year, but this region actually has two peaks – spring and fall, with spring the primary season.
3 years ago

The weekend weather will remind us that it’s still winter

A big change in the weather pattern is expected over the weekend and will extend into next week.
3 years ago

Winter’s still here, but the weather will reflect a sense spring is coming

It is mid-February. Each day is getting a bit over three minutes longer and daylight hours have expanded to about 10.5 hours.
3 years ago

Mountain snowpack sending major warnings about water supplies

It’s the middle of February and Washington's mountain snowpack is well below average from where it should be.
3 years ago

Who do we share the term ‘sunbreak’ with?

Where did the term sunbreak originate and who does the Northwest share it with?
3 years ago

There really is a difference between rain and showers

Rain versus showers. Yes, both of these terms are wet and can be confusing.
3 years ago

Celebrate National Weatherperson’s Day Feb. 5 with your favorite weather anchor

National Weatherperson’s Day honors the birth of one of America’s first weather observers, John Jeffries in 1744.
3 years ago

Buehner: This week’s ‘manageable weather’ features light rain, some sun

Temperatures this week will be right around average for early February with highs roughly around the 45-50 degree range.
3 years ago

Punxsutawney Phil and the big reveal on Groundhog Day

Famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow to make his folklore weather prediction and we could be in store for an early spring.
3 years ago

Seattle hit a record low of 0 degrees in 1950; temps are closer to 60 now

The unseasonably warm spring-like weather will continue today before temperatures begin to gradually cool Thursday through the weekend.
3 years ago

Will unseasonably warm weather continue for Western WA?

Record-high daily temperatures could fall again today and tomorrow.
3 years ago

Expect more record-breaking warm weather this weekend

A number of high temperature records will be threatened, tied or broken in the next few days in several cities in Western Washington.
3 years ago

Weather vs climate: What’s the difference?

Weather is very short-term, like today, yesterday, or tomorrow. Climate involves a long period of time in an area, decades or even a century.
3 years ago

Seattle weather: The big warm-up will stick

A week ago, Western Washington was still in a deep freeze. Now, it feels almost balmy outside.
3 years ago

Temps in Western WA begin to warm, but not without some potential snow

It was quite cold this weekend, and this week offers warming temperatures, but not without an interesting transition during the warm-up.
3 years ago

Sunny skies, frigid temperatures forecast for the weekend

Much of Western Washington is now in a deep freeze after sub-freezing air poured out of the Fraser Canyon northeast of Bellingham and spread south through the region.
3 years ago

Bitter cold sweeps through Western Wash., snow less likely

The coldest weather of the season is about to formally get underway. Colder air from the interior of western Canada has begun to spill out of the Fraser River Canyon into the north interior. This surge of colder air will work its way south through the rest of Western Washington through the day today and tonight.
3 years ago

Uncertainty of any snow in the lowlands, as blizzard hammers mountains

Is it finally time for the Western Washington lowlands to get its turn at getting some snow?
3 years ago

Snow, cold snaps coming to mountains: Will Puget Sound see the same?

A Pacific weather system is expected to roll onshore, bringing rain and blustery conditions to the lowlands and long-awaited snow in the mountains.
3 years ago