Emerald City Weather Blog

Official Seattle-Area Forecast Analysis from Meteorologist Scott Sistek

Cascades

Weather stories that involve the Cascade Mountains.

First Snow Advisory of the season comes to the Cascades Winter Alerts for Oct. 12, 2025

Winter Alerts for Oct. 12, 2025

First Snow Advisory of the season comes to the Cascades

Scott Sistek October 11, 2025

A couple weeks ago it was 75. Now we’re talking snow alerts!? At least for the Cascades,...

La Niña has returned! Here’s the good news it typically means for the Northwest ski season Snow capped mountains

Snow capped mountains

La Niña has returned! Here’s the good news it typically means for the Northwest ski season

Scott Sistek October 9, 2025

NOAA made it official Thursday: La Niña is here. Skiers and snowboarders probably didn’t even need to...

Photographers get incredible full Harvest ‘super’ moon photos around Pacific Northwest Full Harvest Moon rises over a ferry in Kitsap County

Full Harvest Moon rises over a ferry in Kitsap County

Photographers get incredible full Harvest ‘super’ moon photos around Pacific Northwest

Scott Sistek October 7, 2025

KINGSTON, Wash. — Sky watchers have been in for a treat to kick off this week as...

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