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November in April? Rain, wind to hound Seattle through the weekend

Just call it fake April. An unusually wet weather pattern for early spring is shaping up across the region, as a series of soggy systems smack into the West Coast. By the time the first...
Snow in Seattle

Another storm on the way after snow, record cold hit Seattle

In 70-plus years of records, measurable snow had never fallen in Seattle on Feb. 21. Old Man Winter sure took care of that yesterday. Our late-season arctic blast made its way into the record books last...
Thermometer showing cold weather in Seattle.

Record cold possible as arctic blast takes aim at Seattle

The Vancouver Winter Olympics were only a year in the rearview mirror. Russell Wilson was still in college. Barack Obama was barely halfway through his first term as president. And in Seattle, it was a...

Seattle Ties Mark for Snowiest Christmas in 100 Years

It was like something out of the movies. As holiday lights twinkled, light snow began swirling over Seattle on Christmas Eve, gently coating the landscape in white. By the time Santa Claus glided into town at...
Seattle rain

Surprise, surprise: Rain on the menu for Thanksgiving

In the Northwest, turkey and rain go together like smartphones and bus rides. Things won’t be any different this year. A firehose of moisture, arcing all the way back to Hawaii, will continue to dampen the...

Earliest snow in 33 years brushes Seattle; More possible overnight

Ronald Reagan was still in his first term as president. Stevie Wonder was topping the charts. And in Seattle, it snowed on Halloween. The year was 1984. That’s how far back in time you have to...

Halloween weather forecast: Dry for first time in a decade

Nothing wicked this way comes. For the first time in 11 years, scary weather will take a break from haunting Seattle on Halloween, with nary a drop of rain expected as a strong ridge of...