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Down Then Up, Up Then Down

After climbing back down to normal on Tuesday, we descended another step yesterday. The thermometer leveled off at 63 degrees Wednesday—the first time this month that Seattle’s high temperature came in under average. Despite predictions...

Returning to Normal

Out with the new, in with the old. It’s back to classic Northwest spring weather this week, after a rare early May warm spell brought a hat trick of 80-degree days to Seattle while keeping...

Sun for Now, Rain for Mom

You’d think, being a mom and all, that Mother Nature would have arranged for our sunny spell to extend through Sunday. Unfortunately, with rain returning this weekend, a dry Mother’s Day isn’t in the cards. Guess...

Record-Smashing Heat Scorches Seattle

Until yesterday, Seattle had never been this hot this soon. The city soared to a staggering 87 degrees Monday, crushing the daily record high of 79 and giving Seattle its warmest day on record this...

Seattle Bakes in the Mid-80s

Last July wasn’t even this warm. The mercury at Sea-Tac Airport shot up to 84 degrees today—a temperature not reached in Seattle last year until Aug. 4., when summer was already halfway over. The near-record...

Cranking Up the Heat

If you thought hitting 70 degrees this time of year was impressive, make sure you’re sitting down. Because Seattle could top 80 by the end of the weekend. A week after the mercury reached into the...

Settling for Second

April 1991 can breathe easy now. A spring storm blowing into the region late tonight and Monday morning will douse Seattle with another round of rain—but it won’t be enough for this month to overtake...