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marine clouds...
Ted Buehner

‘June-uary’ becoming just June? Why Western WA is losing its marine clouds

Is it just my imagination, or does the Puget Sound region have fewer days with marine clouds than we had years ago?
2 years ago
As the spring season approaches, travelers are eager to lock down the best destinations for their s...
Ted Buehner

When will 2021’s ‘Heat Dome’ return to summer in Seattle?

It has been three years since the historic "heat dome" parked over the Pacific Northwest during the last week of June.
2 years ago
mount st. helens earthquakes...
Frank Sumrall

Mount St. Helens: Seismic activity brewing with more than 350 earthquakes since February

Mount St. Helens has been stirring as of late after the volcano has experienced 368 earthquakes since the beginning of February.
2 years ago
Another hour of evening sun is heading our way with the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. (Photo: ...
Ted Buehner

What does this week’s weather look like post-summer solstice?

After a cool Sunday, Monday looks to have areas of morning clouds that will give way to sunshine by afternoon with temperatures rising to 70 degrees.
2 years ago
marine layer...
Ted Buehner

Why are Western WA mornings still so foggy in the summer?

A listener recently asked what is meant by the marine layer. You've heard television weather anchors use the term, so what does marine layer mean?
2 years ago
People paddle boarding on Lake Union with the Seattle skyline in background, Seattle, Washington St...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: Rain Monday, Summer solstice season in Seattle to follow

The summer solstice is Thursday, June 20 at 1:50 p.m. in the afternoon and for Washingtonians, the weather is going to feel like summer by Thursday as well.
2 years ago
father's day weather...
Ted Buehner and Heather Bosch

Weather over Father’s Day weekend to be 10 degrees cooler than normal

Mother’s Day weekend had sunshine and temperatures in the 70s to mid-80s. Sorry Dads – that will not be the case for this weekend.
2 years ago
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Ted Buehner

This week’s weather: Washington’s 16-hour sun-filled days are here

Daylight hours this week will be just shy of 16 hours in Washington, with sun-filled days flanking the upcoming summer solstice.
2 years ago
Image: Firefighters prepare to battle a new fire that started near the Manastash Vista Point along ...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: Could the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 happen again?

Thursday, June 6 marked the date of the 1889 Great Seattle Fire. As the weather gets warmer and drier, could it happen again?
2 years ago
Photo: The warmer and drier weather is coming back soon. Here, the sun shines in Seattle' Eastlake ...
Ted Buehner

Warmer weather is here! Expect sunshine, rising temps

The long-awaited warmer drier weather is arriving! There are several things to remember as the area heats up.
2 years ago
Image: These two trees were spotted down along the tree lines of the Burke-Gilman trail on Monday, ...
Steve Coogan

Cliff Mass: Winter-like storm in June was ‘quite a doozy’ for Washington

Thousands in Western Washington were affected Monday morning as a June storm flooded the region with rainfall and seared it with strong winds.
2 years ago
Image: A woman walks along a path as clouds hang over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in Emery...
Steve Coogan

Cliff Mass: El Nino is to blame for lower snowpack, not climate change

"It's not due to climate change or global warming that we didn't have so much snowpack," the UW professor explained. He cited El Nino instead.
2 years ago
summer weather...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: Summer weather is just around the corner

Had enough of the cool, wet spring weather? Yes, June started wet, but summer weather relief is on the way starting midway this week.
2 years ago
atmospheric river washington halloween...
Ted Buehner

Warm weather awaits after region’s last atmospheric river storm

Enjoy the warm sunshine today because cooler wet weather -- once again -- lies ahead with an atmospheric river starting this weekend.
2 years ago
Photo: This Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, satellite image shows Hurricane Lee, right, off in the centra...
Ted Buehner

PNW doesn’t get hurricanes but does get hurricane-force winds

The National Hurricane Center and NOAA recently released this season's hurricane outlook that begins on June 1.
2 years ago
Photo: Seattle the morning of May 27, 2024....
Ted Buehner

From soggy to sunny: This week’s Washington weather roller coaster

This week’s weather is expected to rebound to warmer and drier conditions, but not before yet one more period of wet weather.
2 years ago
Memorial Day Weekend...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: Will it rain (like always) during Memorial Day Weekend?

The Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start to the summer season, is upon us. As travelers hit the road, what kind of weather is in store?
2 years ago
Image: Boats can be seen at the Edmonds Marina on a sunny day in Edmonds on Saturday, March 16, 202...
Ted Buehner

Washington weather will feel like a yo-yo this week before the holiday weekend

It's the week before what many people feel is the first summer holiday weekend of the year and the weather in Washington will feel like a yo-yo.
2 years ago
Mount St. Helens...
Ted Buehner

Mount St. Helens anniversary: Buehner’s personal chronicle of the catastrophe as a forecaster

Right away, I could tell something big had happened. The pilot told me he was on the south side of the mountain when Mount St. Helens blew.
2 years ago
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Ted Buehner

Buehner: Will last weekend’s ‘summer weather’ stretch through the week?

By Friday, a weak weather system tracking east into Western Canada will likely bring some cloudiness and cooler temperatures back into Western Washington.
2 years ago
Photo: This May 21, 2020, photo provided by Victor Gensini shows a tornado in Moscow, Kan....
Ted Buehner

Does Washington get tornadoes? Here’s what you need to know:

In recent weeks, there has been a rash of tornadoes across the nation but several listeners recently asked: does Washington get tornadoes?
2 years ago
80-degree days...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: Seattle’s first 80-degree days are fast approaching

While last weekend was cool and soggy at times, the region's weather is set to have its first collection of 80-degree days.
2 years ago
Photo: A rainbow briefly lights up over downtown Seattle, in Western Washington, and the Space Need...
Ted Buehner

Much needed rain coming to Western Washington this weekend

The warm sunshine in Western Washington is going to take some time off this weekend. A Pacific frontal system is expected to bring rainfall.
2 years ago
may sunshine boating season...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: May weather to bring sunshine, boating season

April showers will hang on through the final days of the month before giving way to sunshine on May 1 to kick off boating season.
2 years ago