Frank Sumrall
Cliff Mass: Atmospheric river event will be the strongest storm of 2023
"Some of the rivers will get to flood stage," Cliff Mass said of the atmospheric river storm on KTTH. "Examples include the Snoqualmie River."3 years ago
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Nick Alllard, KIRO 7 Meteorologist
Rain, wind to follow third-wettest first week of November in 79 years
Following the third wettest first week of November in 79 years in Seattle, you can expect a short break on Wednesday but it won’t last long, according to the local office of the National Weather Service.3 years ago
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Meteorologist Nick Allard, KIRO 7 News
Mountain snow falls at passes with Frost Advisory tonight for much of Western Washington
In what is kind of a warmup for what will come down the line during the winter season, snow started falling at the passes on Tuesday and more is expected on Wednesday.3 years ago
Ted Buehner
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
Frank Sumrall
Wash. still facing drought despite season change, expected snowfall
Despite snow expecting to form in the Cascade passes starting Tuesday this week, Washington is still in a drought.3 years ago
Ted Buehner
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
Bill Kaczaraba
Rain returns to the Emerald City, but more sun just around the corner
You will get rained on Monday afternoon and evening.3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba
Sun Friday, clouds and rain this weekend in the Puget Sound region
The sun is back to the Puget Sound region Friday, but it will be short-lived. “There will be a change in this dry weather pattern heading into this weekend,” KIRO Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner told MyNorthwest. Happy Friday the 13th! Cold front is approaching from the west today, high clouds will fill in from west […]3 years ago
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
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
Ted Buehner
Summer weather gets an encore in Seattle this weekend
Summer-like weather is making a comeback through this weekend. With temperatures in western Washington are expected to rise into the 70s and lower 80s3 years ago
