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Relief From the Rain

Our seemingly never-ending rainy stretch is almost over. Dry skies are expected in Seattle on Sunday, giving us our first moisture-free day since Dec. 8—some three-odd weeks ago. Ever since then, it’s been an onslaught of...

A Wet Month—and an Especially Soggy Year

Just another measly .14 inches, and this year will be Seattle’s wettest since 2006. A slow-moving cold front stalled over Puget Sound this morning, dousing Seattle with another half-inch of rain before finally heading into...

High Winds Hit Seattle and Tacoma; Snow Looms to the North

All bragging rights with today’s windstorm go to the South Sound. A strong 977-millibar low roared ashore on the north Washington coast early this morning, plowing east from Forks to Whidbey Island before curving northeast...

Windstorm to Lash Seattle Monday Morning; Snow Chances Later

Batten down the hatches and put those flashlights on standby—high winds are likely in the Seattle area on Monday. A powerful area of low pressure is forecast to barrel ashore near the southern tip of...

Freezing Temperatures a No-Show

Local ice scrapers must be getting pretty bored. Temperatures haven’t reached the freezing mark in Seattle since Nov. 10, when the mercury dropped to 31 degrees under crisp, clear skies. Since then, it’s been a...

Snowless in Chicago

Daylight saving time has come and gone this year, and still, Chicago hasn’t seen a measurable snow. Even Seattle’s done better than that. Scattered snow showers on Monday amounted to only a trace at O’Hare Airport,...

A Damp Day, Bookended by Dryness

Two out of three ain’t bad, right? Light rain has interrupted the dry weather that began in the metro area yesterday—the first rain-free day of the month in Seattle—but it’ll be gone by the time...