Seattle Weather Blog

The 80s are making a comeback this week. Before you get too excited, we’re talking temperatures—not the decade—so go ahead and put that neon shirt back in storage. (Besides, with the sunny skies promised a...

Hang in there, Seattle—brighter days are in store. That is, once today and Monday are in the rearview mirror. Clouds are in the forecast again today, but unlike yesterday, there’s no hope for sunshine later on....

Apparently, whenever July 20 falls on a Friday, so too do the rainfall records. On Friday, July 20, 2007, .45 inches of rain doused the Emerald City, setting a new rainfall record for the day....

Get ready for round three. Thunder and lightning are once again in the forecast for Seattle, putting us under the gun for our third thunderstorm outbreak this month. Officially, Sea-Tac Airport has already recorded four...

Slept through Sunday night’s light show? Missed out on all the nocturnal thunderstorms raging across the Sound? Worry not—you’ll get another chance to witness some excitement. More thunder and lightning are in the forecast, starting...

Move over, May 14. The hottest day of the year now belongs to July 8. Strong summer sunshine, coupled with a massive ridge of high pressure to our east, allowed Seattle to warm to 83...

Draw the shades and crank up the fans—the warmest weather since last September is on its way. After a week of below normal temperatures—Seattle hasn’t exceeded its average high temperature for the day since June...