A conversation with Seattle
But the big weather news is that Seattle is about to, in KOMO’s Scott Sistek’s words, “obliterate its record for all-time warmest nighttime lows in a month.” Continue reading Seattle Loses Its Cool with All-Time-High Lows
Cliff Mass references a UW study, led by psychology professor Susan Joslyn, that found that people struggle with what the probability expressed in a “75 percent chance of rain” applies to. It’s a statement that makes much more sense if you realize that weather prediction happens on a computer these days — it’s not a guesstimate. Continue reading Getting a Bead on Our Improbable Weather
“Seattle has dozens of microclimates and I’d say we challenge San Francisco as far as number, only ours aren’t quite as stark. However, San Francisco cheats a bit in that their population spreads out further.” Continue reading And Now, KOMO’s Scott Sistek on Northwest Weather, Coastal Radar & Microclimates
The trend is for a weak El Niño winter, or even a neutral winter, and that “indicates an increased likelihood of below-median precipitation for the Pacific Northwest.” A wildcard, they say, is the Arctic Oscillation, which could cool things off…or not. Continue reading A Less Rainy Winter Forecast Doesn’t Rule Out Big Storms