1 PM Update
The 1 PM visible satellite image shows the approaching front/low pressure system with substantial convective clouds behind it. The leading...
December 2016
New Year's Eve Snow for the Puget Sound Lowlands?
I will have an Update at 1 PM Saturday-still looks like a light snow event after midnight... strong winds tomorrow over NW WA. And much col...
An Amazing Rainshadow
The regional radar image at 2 PM was amazing and dramatic (see below). Moist flow from the west is approaching our coast, rising on the we...
The Potential for a Major Cold Spell in the Northwest
Although temperatures have been relatively normal for the last few days, the last month has been decidedly colder than normal over the North...
Holiday Air Quality
Generally, air quality is very good over western Washington due to the long over-water trajectory of air reaching our shores, but today ther...
Minor snow today
It is the old story, the temperatures are marginal for snow near sea level around western Washington. At 10 AM, some locations around Puget...
Where to go for a dry vacation?
The holiday break period is looming and folks want to know: where will it be dry? Well, to answer that question, below is the 1-week p...
Why is Climate Research Important?
The media is full of headlines regarding the potential elimination or reduction of U.S. climate research by the Trump administration. There ...
The Warm Up
Our region has endured one of the coldest periods in a few years, with teens west of the Cascade crest and single digits/below zero to the e...
