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
Halloween weather in western Wash. not so scary
Many feel Halloween in the Puget Sound area is haunted – by rain. History of weather data says otherwise.3 years ago
Frost, ice return to Puget Sound, but expect Halloween to be dry
Nighttime and morning temperatures will likely dip to at least the freezing mark and, for the more outlying areas, well into the 20s through the weekend.3 years ago
Mountain snow, lowland rain expected Tuesday as seasonal outlook is updated
Much cooler weather is in store this week, thanks to a significant change in the weather pattern.3 years ago
Mountain snow on the way as Puget Sound weather shifts
Heading into this weekend and next week, the mild weather pattern of the past few days is forecast to change.3 years ago
Another Emergency Alert System blare will hit your cellphone on Thursday
This Thursday, the Great Shakeout will use EAS again to initiate the Great Shakeout earthquake drill at about 10:19 a.m. across the state.3 years ago
Wash. to have a partial solar eclipse Saturday, but will we see it?
Western Washington will have a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning, but how visible will the eclipse be?3 years ago
Historic 1962 wind storm was the strongest in US history; another could occur
Wind gusts in the Puget Sound area from the Columbus Day storm ranged from 70 to over 100 mph. Damage from the storm was widespread.3 years ago
