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Seattle Meteorologist & National Weather Journalist. Spokesperson for Seattle's rain fans. NEW! Find me at Emerald City Weather Blog: http://emeraldcityweather.com Go: Mariners / Kraken / UW

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March Madness: Several feet of snow coming to the Cascades - Emerald City Weather Blog (TL;DR: LOTS OF MOUNTAIN SNOW! And…maybe some snowflake sightings in the lowlands. How much? That’s all you get

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER? The Washington Cascades could see 4-6+ feet of snow next week. And even the #Seattle lowlands could see a few snowflakes 👀

MORE in the ECWB:
emeraldcityweather.com/several-feet... #wawx #wasnow

07.03.2026 04:01 👍 57 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 3
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Sight for sore eyes?: Blue finally appears on Seattle’s temperature outlook - Emerald City Weather Blog Blue and green haven’t looked this good in tandem since the Super Bowl. It’s been a looooong time

👀 those "cooler than average" temp splotches over #Seattle and Washington on the 6-10 day outlook! Finally!

More details in the ECWB:
emeraldcityweather.com/cooler-wette... #wawx

05.03.2026 02:15 👍 25 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Seattle finishes warmest La Nina winter on record - Emerald City Weather Blog “IMPOSTER!” “WE WERE ROBBED!” “BOOOOO!” “THE PATRIOTS AND 49ERS PUT UP A BETTER FIGHT!” “OWW!”* (*Skiers and snowboarders)

Despite La Nina in effect, Seattle just finished up tied for its 8th-warmest winter on record at Sea-Tac. But what does this winter *not* have in common with those other years? None of the others were La Nina winters. #wawx #lanina #enso #seattle #winter

03.03.2026 00:08 👍 22 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Seattle is about to make some lame winter history… - Emerald City Weather Blog Were the brief snow showers Tuesday and Thursday in Seattle what this entire winter is going to muster

For only the 3rd time in Sea-Tac Airport history (1945) it appears Seattle will go an entire winter without a day that failed to reach at least 40 degrees.

More lame #Seattle winter stats in the ECWBlog ->

emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-wint... #wawx #wasnow

20.02.2026 04:21 👍 24 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Well, at least we got to see *some* snow this winter.

19.02.2026 04:39 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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That was one amazing lightning bolt that rattled the Lynnwood/Edmonds area earlier this evening. Weather observers spotted it from: Arlington (AWO), Everett (PAE), Bremerton (PWT), Seattle/Boeing Field (BFI), Sea-Tac (SEA), and Renton (RNT). You can see it in the remark field "LTG DSNT (Direction)"

19.02.2026 02:26 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

And now that sudden gust of southerly wind in reverse is all American hockey fans now exhaling 😂

18.02.2026 22:41 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That big surge of wind through the Fraser Valley just now was all of Canada exhaling from surviving overtime in men's hockey 😂

18.02.2026 18:17 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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It has finally snowed in Seattle this year… for 34 minutes (so far) - Emerald City Weather Blog Seattle may not *quite* be done with the snow chances just yet but at least it won’t be

#Seattle may not *quite* be done with the snow chances just yet but at least it won’t be a goose-egg in 2025-2026 winter snow tally. For at 7:58 a.m. on Feb. 17, snow was finally observed at Sea-Tac Airport!

For 13 minutes.
MORE In ECWBlog:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-snow... #wawx #wasnow

18.02.2026 02:52 👍 18 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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Snow finally enters the Seattle forecast this winter - Emerald City Weather Blog (TL;DR/Spoiler Alert Folks — I know this is a long post below so if you need the short

Snow is, for the first time this winter, legitimately in the #Seattle forecast. But sorry to say for snow fans, it's not the most exciting snow forecast we could bring you.

Get the latest in the ECW Blog:

emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-puge... #wawx #wasnow

16.02.2026 03:05 👍 36 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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Heh just like the last time the #Seahawks won a Super Bowl, the weather went to crap in the host city just after the events ended. 😂

Remember it snowed heavily in northern NJ the day after the Seahawks beat the Broncos.

10.02.2026 21:08 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Just going to leave this here 😂🥳 (Only 1 point off on the total score in my prediction with KIRO FM last week. No, I didn’t bet on it 🤦🏻‍♂️) #Seahawks

09.02.2026 06:24 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Remember Seattle no jaywalking when swarming the streets 😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

09.02.2026 03:27 👍 80 🔁 13 💬 3 📌 1
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Would the weather hold if Seattle ever hosted a Super Bowl? - Emerald City Weather Blog It’s Super Bowl week — that time when the NFL finds some warm, cozy place to house the

#Seattle has never hosted a Super Bowl -- among the top reasons is likely our February weather. But is it really that bad?

My ECWB looks into "what would have happened" if each Super Bowl since 2002 was held in Seattle:
emeraldcityweather.com/super-bowl-w... #wawx

05.02.2026 03:20 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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That time Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow and Seattle ended up with a record blizzard - Emerald City Weather Blog 110 years ago, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair and saw his shadow, proclaiming 6 more weeks of

Groundhog Day in #Seattle much calmer than 110 years ago when the city was smacked by the greatest measured one-day snowfall in the city's history (21.5 inches!)

(But wait till you see how the month ended:..)

BLOG:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-grou...

02.02.2026 23:43 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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Seattle to get hit by a series of atmospheric… ‘brooks’ instead of ‘rivers’? - Emerald City Weather Blog Seattle’s January dry streak is finally ending as series of weather systems heads our way. MEGARIDGE is R.I.P.

As you might have heard, the “atmospheric river” moniker has been getting tossed around in the #Seattle forecast lexicon again — and it’s true. But maybe it should be more like an "atmospheric brook" instead of "river" this time.

MORE:
emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-atmo... #wawx #warain

28.01.2026 01:41 👍 26 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Cool Mammatus clouds around Stanwood today.

27.01.2026 21:44 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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64 degrees in early February? Long range forecasts keep trying to pummel Seattle winter to oblivion - Emerald City Weather Blog 64 degrees in early February? Really? Winter weather fans, let’s hope the forecast models are engaging in some

64 degrees in #Seattle in early February? Really? Winter weather fans, let’s hope the forecast models are engaging in some reverse psychology:

Latest in my ECWBlog:
emeraldcityweather.com/64-degrees-i... #wawx

27.01.2026 01:00 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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Potential atmospheric river returns rain to the Seattle forecast later this week - Emerald City Weather Blog Well, look who is back in the forecast! Is that an atmospheric river we spy? I did not

Well, look who is back in the forecast! Is that an atmospheric river we spy? 🧐

emeraldcityweather.com/potential-at... #seattle #wawx

25.01.2026 20:24 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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‘Severe’ geomagnetic storm watch could mean Northern Lights over Seattle Monday - Emerald City Weather Blog There’s a decent chance the Northern Lights may come out Monday night — and the skies will actually

There’s a decent chance the Northern Lights may come out Monday night around #Seattle — and the skies will actually somewhat cooperate!
See where and when to see the show: emeraldcityweather.com/severe-geoma... #wawx #aurora

19.01.2026 18:07 👍 29 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
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Seattle out-snowed by Florida… again?!? - Emerald City Weather Blog Well, that’s embarrassing for winter… Sunday saw snow fall in southern Alabama and across parts of the Florida

Parts of Florida are leading #Seattle in seasonal snowfall... for the 2nd year in a row!?!?

emeraldcityweather.com/seattle-out-... #wawx #flwx

19.01.2026 16:14 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1

Seahawks game next weekend will be either +20 or -20 degrees from the normal temp of their opponent 😂

18.01.2026 04:19 👍 35 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Looong dry stretch continues into next week making for unusual weather maps - Emerald City Weather Blog You know the weather pattern is quiet when the entire 7-day National Weather Service Seattle weather forecast discussion

You know the weather pattern is quiet when the entire 7-day National Weather Service Seattle weather forecast discussion was just 144 words. But I can do it in just two: BO-RING!

Find out when the dry pattern will break in the EC Wx Blog:

emeraldcityweather.com/looong-dry-s... #wawx

17.01.2026 16:23 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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You know the weather pattern is quiet when the entire NWS Seattle weather forecast discussion is just 144 words.

Or you can do it in two: BO-RING 😂 #wawx

17.01.2026 02:24 👍 32 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
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‘Mega’Ridge to bring days of sunny, mild weather to Pacific Northwest - Emerald City Weather Blog BEHOLD THE ‘MEGA’RIDGE* (*This is not an actual weather term.) Well, if you like weather happening, best advice

The last morsels of rain that we’ll likely see for hundreds of hours are heading north of the border tonight as high pressure starts to build in from the south.

It’s a ridge of high pressure that WILL. NOT. BUDGE. FOR. DAYS.

Read More: emeraldcityweather.com/megaridge-hi... #wawx

13.01.2026 04:49 👍 27 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 1
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How the epic ‘Storm King’ of 1880 buried Seattle in 64″ of snow as Columbus Day Storm-like winds hit Oregon - Emerald City Weather Blog Ever wonder what would happen if you could create a storm that combined the immense power of the

Ever wonder what would happen if you could create a storm that combined the immense power of the historic 1962 Columbus Day Storm with an intense arctic air mass?

See how the Pac NW pulled it off in 146 years ago this week: emeraldcityweather.com/storm-king-5... #wawx #wastorm #Seattle

10.01.2026 20:05 👍 13 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Mt. Rainier, skies put on epic cloud show ahead of next atmospheric river - Emerald City Weather Blog The ski season hasn’t been the best so far, but Friday was pretty epic. Not only was there

What a lenticular cloud show today around Mt. Rainier! Photo courtesy Matt Markovic:

Learn why this is a sign of rain (as in, our upcoming atmospheric river: ) emeraldcityweather.com/mt-rainier-s... #wawx #warain #clouds

10.01.2026 01:51 👍 39 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 3
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Uh oh: El Niño lurks in the long range forecast for later this year - Emerald City Weather Blog Skiers and snowboarders are just about getting close to official Emerald City Weather Blog Emergency Kittens status… Recent

La Nina looks like it'll cling to life through the winter, but now chances of El Nino have jumped for next winter. :/

LEARN MORE:
emeraldcityweather.com/uh-oh-el-nin... #wawx #enso #elnino

09.01.2026 05:44 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Another Northwest atmospheric river looks to push rivers near banks again next week - Emerald City Weather Blog I promise a stretch of dry weather is coming. Just… not yet. One more atmospheric river to get

A storm inbound for late Saturday and Sunday (and Monday!) is tapping into warm, tropical moisture (again) and will qualify as about a moderate-intensity atmospheric river, threatening river rises.

FORECAST:
emeraldcityweather.com/another-nort... #wawx #warain #atmosphericriver

09.01.2026 03:26 👍 19 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
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‘Flake’ News: There may be a little wet snow into Thursday morning - Emerald City Weather Blog Winter has been more of a “lose”ter for cold and snow fans so far, but there may be

Winter has been more of a “lose”ter for cold and snow fans so far around #Seattle, but there may be at least a wintry teaser Wednesday night and Thursday morning with some rain/snow mix or wet snow around the higher hills.

FORECAST:
emeraldcityweather.com/flake-news-t... #wawx #wasnow

08.01.2026 04:17 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0