Seattle Weather

But Other West Coast Cities Have Had It Worse

... So far this year, Seattle has logged 12.55 inches of rain — 150 percent of what would fall in a normal year, said meteorologist Dana Felton, of the National Weather Service’s Seattle office. But we’re looking positively arid compared to Sacramento, Calif., where more than 18 inches of rain has fallen since New Year’s Day. That’s more than 284 percent of what they’d normally get. Other cities receiving abnormally high levels of rain: San Francisco, Portland and Los Angeles, all of which have received more than 200 percent of their normal precipitation. “Something like this has happened before,’ Felton said, “It just hasn’t happened in a while.”. The rain has brought floods and landslides to cities along the West Coast. Last week, 13 vehicles were trapped when a mudslide dumped up to 2 feet of debris along Interstate 90 east of Issaquah. And the West Point Treatment plant in ...

Weather Service Ups Chances Of Snow On Friday

... Jeep heads north on First Avenue West in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood on Monday morning. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY / SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 12 of 63. Snowboarders make the most of snow in the city at Jefferson Park on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 13 of 63. Kids take advantage of a snow day on a hill at Jefferson Park on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Beacon Hill is covered in snow on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 15 of 63. A lone, snow-gear-clad child, explores the hillside below Kerry Park in Queen Anne on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 16 of 63. A couple walks with dogs down 36 th Avenue SW in West Seattle Monday morning. Several inches of snow fell across the Puget Sound region Sunday night and Monday morning, making for slow roads and plenty of work for ...

Snow In Seattle Again? Maybe Thursday

... stands out from a particularly gray Seattle on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 5 of 63. A happy pup goes for a walk on a snow-covered 8 th Place W on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Cars drive south on 1 st Ave in downtown Seattle on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. A cross country skier does laps in Jefferson Park on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Queen Anne locals explore a snow-covered 8 th Place W on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Gavin Beery enjoys the snow day sledding at Jefferson Park on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. A man crosses 1 st Ave near Pike Place Market on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI. COM. Image 11 of 63. A Jeep heads north on First Avenue West in Seattle's Queen Anne ...

This Soggy Pattern Keeps Up, Seattle Could Pass The 'other' Washington In Annual Rainfall

... to 39.42 inches - an increase of 1.93", which is quite a bit for a 30-year average (well, technically 26-year average at the moment.). And that's not counting 2017, which is off to a very wet start with our record February in the making. It edges us closer to some of the big cities that are ahead of us: New York City is at 42.46" and Boston is at 43.12 inches. That's. still a ways to go, but there is one major city that sees Seattle coming up fast in their rear view mirror: Washington, D. C. Reagan National Airport's 1981-2010 average is 39.71", but doing the same math to update for recent years shows they're running a little wetter too: up to 40.46 inches. Still, that's within our reach, especially if 2017 keeps up and we don't go into a drought toward the end of the decade. Dulles Airport is a bit farther ahead at 41.51" but Reagan's closer to the city center. Why have we been so wet. It's been a bit wetter than normal because we've been a bit warmer than normal of late. Warmer air can ...

Heavy Snowfall Closes Schools, Complicates Commute, Knocks Out Power To Thousands

... region, Everett and Olympia saw 3 to 4 inches of snowfall. Residents of Puyallup reported accumulations of up to 14 inches, the service said. Stormy weather tips. Flood information and tips. The snow tapered off somewhat in the morning, but some areas saw showers into Monday afternoon, NWS meteorologist Gary Schneider said. Public-utility crews scrambled with various power outages throughout the day, at one point including nearly 90,000 customers , according to Puget Sound Energy. The outages were concentrated outside of Seattle in East King County and Kitsap County, where heavy snowfall damaged power lines, according to the utility. As of 4 p.m., about 70,000 customers remain without power, the utility reported. Damage is primarily to distribution lines, resulting in many relatively small outages. More snow coverage. — Puget Sound Energy (@PSETalk) February 6, 2017. Dozens of school districts across the region canceled Monday classes, including Seattle Public Schools and Bellevue Public Schools. The University of Washington and Seattle ...

The 5 Most Common Questions About Seattle Weather, Answered

... origins and it was secret. The world’s first operational radar system was designed in that country. In the Battle of Britain, it’s credited as being crucia l “in enabling the outnumbered Royal Air Force to turn back the Luftwaffe over the skies of England.”. The early radar systems had a problem. They detected aircraft by sending a radio signal that bounced back from that aircraft. But they also were getting echoes from signals bouncing off of clouds and rain. From those beginnings in researching the echoes you can trace the Doppler weather radar. It’s named after Christian Andreas Doppler, an Austrian physicist who way back in 1842 first described the phenomena. You have experienced it yourself by the change in sound of a passing train. The train’s horn becomes higher in pitch as it approaches and lower in horn pitch as it moves away. This phenomenon is at the heart of the Doppler weather radar images that the ...

Big System’ To Dump Rain, Bring Warmer Weather To Seattle Area

... (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times). The system could drop as much as much as 2 inches of rain on the region and temperatures over 50 degrees in the next few days. Share story. Vernal Coleman. Seattle Times staff reporter. A storm expected to move into the Puget Sound region Wednesday could dump as much as 2 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. “It’s going to be a big system,” said meteorologist Dana Felton. “Everyone across the region is going to see some warm rain.”. Residents of the region will start to see rainfall about 10 a.m., according to forecasters. With an expected high temperature of 41 degrees, forecasters don’t expect the rain to transition into snow. But the storm could remain in the region through the rest of the week, forecasters say. Most Read Stories. Unlimited Digital Access. $1 for 4 weeks. The forecast for Thursday calls for a high temperature of 51 degrees and a 90 percent chance of rain. The storm could drop an additional ½ inch of rain on the region by the end of the day, according to ...

Early Eastern Washington Trout Opener On Wednesday Will Be Hindered By Freezing Weather Conditions

... opener is Wednesday (March 1), but it looks like snow, ice and rainy weather conditions could get in the way of a successful outing. “Pretty much all the March 1 lakes are still frozen over with thick ice,” said Chad Jackson, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist in Ephrata. “The only open water is the northern third to half of Martha Lake and all of Lenice Lake.”. For Martha Lake located east of town of George, Jackson points out, anglers should know that there is still a hefty amount of frozen and compact snow in the access sites. Anglers not equipped with a four-wheel drive vehicle might want to park outside the access area along the side of the frontage road. For the Quincy Lakes Area, the main road to the west still has lots of snow on the roadway and deep ruts in places, and state Fish and Wildlife has decided to keep the access closed until conditions permit. Most Read Stories. Unlimited Digital Access. $1 for 4 weeks. “We’ve decided to keep it closed and conditions going in are really bad with snow and mud,” said Wendy Bilodeau, a state Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman. “I personally went out there to Quincy Lakes, and you wouldn’t want to get your rig in ...

More Rain On Way, As Seattle May Be Headed To Wet-weather Record

... rain for February — and the month is only half over. A big, juicy air mass stretching to Hawaii has Seattle in for a soaking, with more rain on the way. Normal rainfall through Tuesday would be 1.82 inches, but Seattle has soaked up 5.71 inches through Tuesday, with even more rain pouring down overnight and Wednesday, said Dustin Guy, of the National Weather Service in Seattle. This month will easily land in the top 10 wettest months of February on record, Guy said. “But it’s a little too early to say it’s the wettest ever.”. The next 36 hours look to be a soaker. So, where's all the moisture coming from? Take a look at this precipitable water imagery. #wawx __link__/h Mpzy Ou VRh. — NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 15, 2017. The wettest February on record was in 1961, when 9.1 inches of rain were recorded in Seattle. A flood watch is on for most of the Olympic Peninsula and ...

I-5 Reopened After Semitruck Crash, Authorities Warn Of Lingering Delays In Seattle

... the advisory says. Wintry conditions are expected to resume Tuesday morning, when meteorologists expect another round of snowfall before 10 a.m. Then, they are calling for a chance of rain showers, according to the Service’s seven-day weather outlook. Take it slow through the snow, and know your conditions before you go. Check out roads w/ our Seattle traffic cams: __link__/Ya 0 AMMJg GM __link__/09 XUs ZMDvk. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February 27, 2017. Backup from the crash started hours before the snowfall. First-responders were called to the site around 10:10 a.m., when the Washington State Patrol (WSP) reported the truck overturned on southbound collector-distributor lanes south of Dearborn. The driver told troopers traffic in front of him slowed, and he was unable to stop in time, plowing into four other vehicles, Trooper Rick Johnson said. Emergency personnel worked for 40 minutes to help him out from the vehicle; he was stuck in the truck’s cab after it rolled, Johnson said. Medics then took ...

Will This Be The Wettest February In Seattle Weather History

... in the forecast over the coming week, it is possible that the Seattle region could surpass that final 1.05 inches and make it into the no. 1 spot. But the jury is still out on how likely that will happen. Even before more rain fell on Sunday, Mass predicted the record would “almost certainly” be broken. “The chances are very good that a new February rainfall record will be set at Seattle-Tacoma Airport and a number of other western WA locations,” Mass wrote in his blog. “All this precipitation has caused our soils to become highly saturated, resulting in mudslides and slope failures, such as the one that closed down I-90 near Issaquah and another that closed I-5 near Woodlawn.”. But Johnny Berg with the National Weather Service wasn’t as ready to make that prediction. “The forecast can change … it looks like small amounts and showery,” he said. “It seems like it may not be likely — it’s possible. But I wouldn’t put any money on it.”. “The medium range outlook is for below normal temperatures and precipitation – so cooler and drier than normal,” Berg said Friday. “That’s through March 3.”. Seattle weather so far. In the early morning ...

Snow Returns For Afternoon Commute; Lightning Strikes Space Needle

... Wintry conditions restarted in the late afternoon, with heavy snowfall in the Seattle area. Early commuters hit traffic as the snow picked up, catching some by surprise and stopping a few Metro buses in their tracks. The state Department of Transportation advised drivers to exercise caution and “please pack some patience” in light of the  semitruck rollover that shut down Interstate 5. There is a blocking vehicle at 3 rd Ave & Seneca St in the WB right lane. Use caution. __link__/G 3 XQfw MYbo. — Bettina Hansen (@bettinahansen) February 28, 2017. Traffic along Airport Way in Georgetown to get around #seattletanker thickening with weather #wawx __link__/0 lqq 81 Flq 5. — Bettina Hansen (@bettinahansen) February 28, 2017. A thunderclap was heard in the downtown area, prompting the Space Needle to tweet out this dramatic video. A rare lightning strike at the ...