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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ted Buehner

Southern California has received more rain than Western Washington

In Southern California, Los Angeles recorded 18.8 inches – 5.9 more inches than Western Washington, according to SEA.
2 years ago
Image: Patrons enjoy Lake Ballinger Park in Mountlake Terrace close to sunset on Sunday, April 14, ...
Ted Buehner

Will a ‘Heat Dome’ be part of the upcoming Seattle summer?

The National Weather Service sees a possible 'Heat Dome' coming to Seattle this summer with high temperatures possible.
2 years ago
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Ted Buehner

Buehner: This week’s weather includes meteor showers, a pink moon, near-70 degree days

The Lyrid meteor shower that peaked over the past weekend but will continue Monday night before fading as April ends.
2 years ago
Photo: A rainbow briefly lights up over downtown Seattle, in Western Washington, and the Space Need...
Ted Buehner

Buehner: What led to Washington drought as wildfires, rainbows on the horizon

DOE declared a Washington drought emergency. History shows below-average precipitation years often create more wildfires and wildfire smoke.
2 years ago