Patchy fog Friday, then some sun

October begins but wet and windy fall storms stay away

After a stellar Wednesday, I’ve been describing Thursday’s forecast as just a little bit of a “speed bump.” It’s really a pretty small one!

Clearing skies after rain? That’s when fog can form fast

Now that we’re past the start of fall, our nights are longer than our days, and we’re still losing daylight at a rapid pace of more than three minutes each day.

Did you feel it? 4.2-magnitude earthquake on the Kitsap Peninsula

A 4.2 earthquake struck on the northern part of the Key Peninsula along the Pierce/Kitsap county line at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday.

Weekend weather “bad luck” continues: Rain and cooler air to return

Wednesday was easily the warmest day of the work week and a reminder that late summer warmth is still possible with a high of 78° in Seattle.

Cooler temperatures, rain bring better air quality near wildfires

Beneficial rainfall over the weekend and through Labor Day continues to be good news for firefighters battling several major wildfires in central Washington.

Chances of rain to slowly pull parts of Washington out of severe drought

While we’ve endured one of the worst fire seasons in more than a decade across our state, the weather pattern changes occurring with the start of September are a good reminder that — eventually — we’ll have more rainfall and snow to quench those fires.

Chilly fall-like storm could still spark thunderstorms Thursday

An upper-level low, or storm system, tracking directly across Western Washington tomorrow will bring chilly air aloft and create an unstable atmosphere capable of producing a few thunderstorms across the region.

Early September storm to bring widespread rain, wind to Western Washington

With the turn of the calendar to September, our attention will soon turn westward to the Pacific, where most of our fall storms gather strength before moving our way. By mid-week, it will get rainy and windy!

Showery end to August, more rain possible as September begins

Through the start of Saturday, rain showers will continue to move through Western Washington as the upper-level trough responsible for our unsettled weather slowly pinwheels across the Pacific Northwest and southern British Columbia.