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Not So Fast: Olympic Rain Shadow Holds Back Wet Weather

Maybe we should just dub it the forecast wrecker? The Olympic rain shadow turned predictions for a deluge of rain upside down this week, ensnaring the Seattle metro in a web of dryness the majority...

A Soaker of a Week

Leave it to March to pick up February’s slack. A torrent of moisture is forecast to unload on Western Washington this week, drenching the area with up to 2 inches of rain by Thursday. That’s...

Been There, Done That: Snow Skips Out on Washington, D.C.

Welcome to the club, D.C. What was supposed to be a blockbuster snowstorm for the national’s capital failed to materialize today, dropping less than an inch in the city as a rain/snow mix—at times just...

A Sunny Break

Call it the calm after the storm. In the wake of a strong Puget Sound Convergence Zone that stalled over the Seattle area last night, swamping some spots with half an inch of rain, partly...

Wet at the Finish

So much for saving the best for last. February 2013 is wrapping up on anything but a nice note as a stubborn warm front shuffles through the region, making for a soggy finale to the...

Return of the Winds

Even the wind has to go back to work tomorrow. Fresh off a weekend largely devoid of blustery weather, gusty winds are back in the forecast for the start of the workweek—potentially reaching speeds even...

February Wakes Up

Gusty winds and pelting rain—what is this, February? Oh wait… After three weeks of spotty drizzle, calm breezes and all-around tame weather, February finally got a clue, driving a classic late-winter storm through Western Washington earlier...