After warmest December on record, new year to bring new cooler days
With a record warm December in the rearview mirror, cooler more seasonable January weather is in store for the next couple of weeks.3 years ago
El Niño, drought, wildfires defined Washington’s weather in 2023
The good news was there were no heat domes, no long-lived cold waves and no widespread strong damaging wind storms.3 years ago
Seattle winter weather outlook: How much snow can we expect?
Overall temperatures are anticipated to remain warmer than average for the three-month period of January through March.3 years ago
A White Christmas in Western Washington? Keep dreaming
For those hoping for a White Christmas, we're sorry to report it won't be happening this year - at least not in Western Washington.3 years ago
Increase in hazardous weather spurs bills to modernize systems
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell introduced two bills this past May to modernize the nation’s weather radio network for hazardous events.3 years ago
The winter solstice arrives, days will start to get longer
The long-awaited winter solstice is just a couple of days away.3 years ago
Any chance of a White Christmas in Western Washington?
Seattle weather is going to cooperate for the most part through the holiday weekend.3 years ago
WA still fighting drought despite recent downpours of rain
Many areas in the western interior were ranging from 6 to 12 inches below average for rainfall in the year.3 years ago
Anniversary of Puget Sound storm that brought 100 mph wind gusts
17 years ago, the Hanukkah Eve Wind Storm struck Western Washington. On the evening of Dec 14 into early Dec 15, the storm plowed through the region with wind gusts up to 100 mph.3 years ago
The calm after the storm: Seattle weather mellows out
The weather this week looks to be much more tranquil than last week, good timing for college students taking finals and heading home, holiday shoppers visiting stores, and travelers having fewer weather worries.3 years ago
Pearl Harbor attack led to the halt of weather data publication
The U.S. Weather Bureau made the announcement in 1941 to avoid having the data fall into enemy hands.3 years ago
Atmospheric river returns to Western Washington, bringing heavy rains
What a change from the dry, cool, frosty, foggy, and sunny weather in the latter part of November! The calendar turned to December Friday and so did a big change to the weather.3 years ago
Skiers rejoice: Snow on the way to Washington mountains
The fresh snow may also be enough to open more ski areas in Washington state. Crystal Mountain recently opened with limited operations3 years ago
King Tide season is back, here’s how to prepare
November is well underway and marks the start of King Tide season. The winter months are when the inland waters of Western Washington get its highest astronomical high tides of the year. So, what is a King Tide?3 years ago
Seattle winter may come sooner than you think
Meteorological winter starts on Friday, but winter as we know it begins on the solstice -- this year on Dec. 21 around 7:30 p.m. in Seattle.3 years ago
Seattle weather sunny to start the week, but rain is on the way
The weather this Thanksgiving holiday weekend was about as good as it gets with plenty of sunshine across Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.3 years ago
Wowza! Western Washington Thanksgiving weather doesn’t get better than this
‘Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go.’ The lyric to this 1844 Thanksgiving poem originally composed by Lydia Maria Child seems so Pacific Northwest. And driving to Grandmother’s house and back this Thanksgiving weather-wise is going to about as good as it gets. In the past 50 years, there have […]3 years ago
Thanksgiving week weather, travel in Washington: What you need to know
The week of Thanksgiving is here, and across the nation, over 55 million Americans are anticipated to travel for Thanksgiving, the third largest travel volume on record3 years ago
National Climate Assessment shows increasing monetary damage of weather disasters
Already, this year has set a new record with 23 disasters that caused $1 billion in damages, breaking the record of 22 such disasters in 2020.3 years ago
Mountain forecasts: The vital difference between ‘freezing level’ and ‘snow level’
With drier weather, mountain forecast use the term "freezing level," but this weekend, the term "snow level" will be used.3 years ago
Like measuring the rain, hail, and snow? Report volunteers needed
A program called CoCoRaHS or Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is where volunteers work together to measure precipitation across the nation.3 years ago
Turn back your clocks again for end of daylight saving time
Yes, it is time for us to change from Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to Pacific Standard Time (PST), effective at 2 a.m. early Sunday morning.3 years ago
November is the wettest month of them all in western Washington
Out of all the months in the year, November is typically the wettest of them all in western Washington, according to Ted Buehner.3 years ago
