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Where to spot Comet Lemmon around the Sound on Oct. 21 as skies clear Comet Lemmon from Cannon Beach, Oregon (Photo: Jay Shaw Photography)

Comet Lemmon from Cannon Beach, Oregon (Photo: Jay Shaw Photography)

Where to spot Comet Lemmon around the Sound on Oct. 21 as skies clear

Scott Sistek October 20, 2025

A quasi-rare astronomical treat may grace Seattle’s skies Tuesday night as a Comet Lemmon reaches its closest point to...

Rumbles of thunder to kick off a busy weather week GOES 18 Satellite Image

GOES 18 Satellite Image

Rumbles of thunder to kick off a busy weather week

Scott Sistek October 19, 2025

First off, an apology to the dogs and all the pet walkers— really, any walkers — out there…. Sunday...

Stormy weather looms in the Seattle long range forecast next week UW-WRF GFS map showing predicted atmospheric river plume on Oct. 23, 2025.

UW-WRF GFS map showing predicted atmospheric river plume on Oct. 23, 2025.

Stormy weather looms in the Seattle long range forecast next week

Scott Sistek October 16, 2025

There are a few things you can always count on in Seattle: You are never more than 350 steps...

What does an ‘atmospheric river’ mean? Pineapple Express Satellite Image

Pineapple Express Satellite Image

What does an ‘atmospheric river’ mean?

Scott Sistek October 13, 2025

You’re going to hear meteorologists talk about it a lot in the fall and winter around the Pacific Northwest:...

Remembering the great Columbus Day Windstorm of 1962 Columbus Day Storm Bridge

Columbus Day Storm Bridge

Remembering the great Columbus Day Windstorm of 1962

Scott Sistek October 11, 2025

The weather was active Sunday but it was nothing compared to what was happening 63 years ago when the...

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