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Seattle Loses Its Cool with All-Time-High Lows

Michael van Baker — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:57:55 +0000

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."

The Sun’ll Come Out Tomorrow, Seattle!

Michael van Baker — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 16:54:48 +0000

It may seem difficult to credit, at the downstream end of the atmospheric river we've been paddling through this week, but by Friday afternoon, summer is going to break out all over. The mercury should raise to 80, but that's just a warm-up to the warm-up.

And Now, KOMO’s Scott Sistek on Northwest Weather, Coastal Radar & Microclimates

Michael van Baker — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:20:51 +0000

"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."

Unfair! Washington State Steals Southwest’s Desperately Needed Rain

Michael van Baker — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:05:55 +0000

Early- to mid-July is normally the time when summer arrives and Seattle dries out quite a bit--on average, it' s our driest month of the year--but instead the Puget Sound area has been rocked by an unusual string of thunderstorms, thundershowers, and flash floods. This morning's downpours are courtesy of Hurricane Fabio.

Does Your Head Feel Squished Right Now?

Michael van Baker — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:31:27 +0000

Seattle's atmospheric pressure was up to 30.79 inches at its peak around midnight last night, says KOMO's Scott Sistek. Is that a big deal? It sure is. UW meteorologist Cliff Mass says the atmospheric pressure hasn't gotten this high in the past 15 years in Seattle.

Get Ready for Summer in Seattle This September

Michael van Baker — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:43:45 +0000

The National Weather Service notes that: "As of August 28th, Seatac airport has only had 0.12 inches of precipitation during the month of August. If no more precipitation occurs this month, it will rank as the 6th driest August since 1945." Now we're looking at low-80s for Labor Day Weekend, according to KOMO Weather. But wait, there's more. We could actually see high temperatures next week that count as high to people outside the Pacific Northwest's air-conditioned zone--90 degrees even!