As promised, Tuesday afternoon marked the arrival of a soggy weather system in Seattle--and tricky travel over the mountain passes! Spin outs and collisions occasionally resulted in highway detours near Stevens Pass, and after dark, traction tires were required at all of the Cascade crossings, including Snoqualmie. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY goes on to underscore the additional snow expected above 2,000' overnight and into Wednesday morning. Another 1 to 6" of late autumn snow should tally up nea

Rain, rain, here to stay! And along with that, the rest of our fall weather issues like wind, hail, waves and lightning. Plus, a nice coating of mountain snow for good measure! The final weekend of October kicked off with an "atmospheric river" -- simply the term for an extra skinny and juiced-up cold front that can dump a lot of rain on us in a short period of time. Indeed, it was a super-soaker of an evening commute, with accidents galore as drivers tried to navigate the driving rain that plow

Did you enjoy the first dry and quiet Seattle weekend since late September? While the Huskies struggled through the chilly rain and sleet in Madison on Saturday, our blue skies and sunshine made for both a mood and temperature boost for much of Western Washington. Too bad the battle wasn't at Montlake! Highs climbed well into the 60s on Sunday, tying (Hoquiam) or surpassing (the NWS weather forecast office in Seattle) the records in the books for the ninth of November. Monday wasn't quite as war