It should all turn around for Seafair weekend, though — hydro races and air show fans can expect to see highs around 80 degrees both days, or so claim the emotionless algorithms at UW’s Probcast. Continue reading Seattle Man: “Who Turned Off the Sun?”
BNSF Railway Spokesperson Gus Melonas has blamed the mudslide epidemic on “extremely rainy conditions” — but, Mass says, not so fast with that “extremely”: “If we go back 6 months, the region around Everett stands out more, reaching 130-150 percent of normal [precipitation]. Yes, a bit wet, but I suspect we could find other periods to equal it.” Continue reading Trying to Reason With Mudslide Season
Sunny days this time of year (November to early July) are rare and wonderful. A sunny weekend day this time of year, that’s paradise on earth. So when the weather reports calls for a sunny Saturday, like they did last week, and instead those all too familiar clouds hang around all day, well, it’s upsetting and makes us want to have a little heart-to-heart with our local weather team. What better time than National Weatherperson’s Day? Continue reading Coffee’s for Meteorologists Only
There’s an indication from models that the storm track may push northward 50 to 100 miles, so the supersoaker would be then aimed at our Canadian compatriots. That would please local football fans but KOMO still has one to two inches penciled in for Seattle. Continue reading Seattle, Facing Rainy Weekend, Tries to Remember How This Works
Okay, sure, rainy and cold, Google. Maybe get with the times. The National Weather Service just issued an Excessive Heat Watch for this Thursday and Friday, forecasting temperatures in the low-to-mid-90s. In fairness, Seattle is still pretty white, with some 70 percent of residents plunking for Caucasian. Continue reading Hey Google, Why is Seattle So…?
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. Continue reading Does Your Head Feel Squished Right Now?
Guess what the weather was like when 71 percent of all car-bicycle collisions took place? Clear or partly cloudy. Fourteen percent of collisions occurred when it was overcast. Only twelve percent when it was rainy.
You just assume that the weather is bad, it’s slippery, there’ll be more accidents. But no. In Seattle, looking at the absolute numbers, high season for bicycle-related accidents for the past five years are the months May through September, with April and October as the shoulders. Continue reading The Surprising Truth About Bicycling in Seattle
