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National Weather Service adds colors to graphics to illustrate unprecedented rainfall from Harvey

Embed from Getty Images Over the weekend, the National Weather Service called Hurricane Harvey an “unprecedented” event and said “all… Read More

Was that rain in Seattle? Don’t get all misty eyed, but it looks like the ‘dry’ streak is alive

If you woke up in the Seattle area Thursday morning thinking the streak for consecutive days with no measurable rainfall… Read More

Lightning turns Seattle’s Space Needle into a scene from a Frankenstein movie

Heavy snow and lightning at the end of February? In Seattle? Something’s happening here, and weather guru Cliff Mass makes… Read More

Blue lightning caught on video from space

For years, scientists have been piecing together evidence of peculiar phenomena known as red sprites, blue jets, pixies and elves – exotic… Read More

America’s newest weather satellite sends glorious pictures of Earth (and the moon)

Two months after its launch, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-16 weather satellite is sending back its first images –… Read More

Portland makes the best viral snow videos: Watch zoo animals play after this week’s storm

Something about big snowstorms in Portland brings out the best in viral video makers. It must be the rare nature… Read More

Air-launched rocket puts eight CYGNSS microsatellites in orbit to study hurricanes

After several days of delays, a squadron of eight microsatellites was sent into orbit by a rocket launched from a high-flying… Read More

Amazon biospheres make for a pretty picture as storm left giant snowballs in downtown Seattle

Too bad someone at Amazon didn’t think to get a lighted Christmas tree into the biospheres during last week’s snowstorm… Read More

Watch: Kid shoveling snow on a hoverboard makes quick work of winter’s worst chore

I spent roughly 30,000 hours shoveling snow out my driveway as a kid growing up in extra-snowy Western New York,… Read More

City of Seattle hosting ‘Let It Snow’ hackathon to get ideas for better storm communication tools

Seattle experienced its first snowfall of the season on Thursday night and into Friday and now the city’s leaders are calling upon technologically… Read More

Weather Channel meteorologist slams Breitbart for using video to mislead on global warming

Is it getting hot in here? Meteorologist Kait Parker of The Weather Channel is fired up in a new video in… Read More

Doubleheader in space! Trio arrives at space station, weather satellite lifts off

NASA and its space partners juggled an arrival and a departure today: First, three new crew members docked with the International… Read More

Why that ‘monster storm’ seemed so mild, and how to fix future forecasts

Meteorologists have gotten the message: They messed up. Before Saturday’s storm, forecasters warned that Puget Sound could be lashed by… Read More

No wind-pocalypse: Northwest storm isn’t that strong but still does damage

The rains and the winds that were spawned by Typhoon Songda swept through Western Washington tonight, leaving downed trees and… Read More

Storm’s one-two punch starts hitting Northwest: The big blow is on for Saturday

The first of two big storm fronts swept through the Pacific Northwest today, leaving tens of thousands without power in Western Washington… Read More

How to cope with what’s shaping up as the Northwest’s ‘most powerful storm’

There’s a storm coming. A big one. So big that Seattle weather guru Cliff Mass says it could match the… Read More

Pacific Ocean temperatures could give early warning for Eastern heat waves

Meteorologists say they’ve found a pattern in Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures that could help authorities prepare for heat waves in the… Read More

UW researchers trace a connection between the moon and the rain

When the moon is high in the sky, its gravitational pull warps the atmosphere enough to reduce rainfall ever so… Read More

Cray wins $36M supercomputer contract for European weather predictions

The meteorologists at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts have chosen Seattle-based Cray for their latest computers, the company announced… Read More

Seahawks, Vikings to face frigid weather in state-of-the-art undergarments

Embed from Getty Images There’s sure to be some exposed skin on the big, bad football players who take the… Read More

OLYMPEX exposed: Inside the flying NASA lab that’s probing our rain clouds

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now – from below, on the receiving end of an… Read More

NASA’s OLYMPEX rain-measuring campaign gets off to a good, soggy start

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The weather forecast for the Olympic Peninsula is dark and rainy, and that’s putting the scientists behind NASA’s… Read More

Hurricane Patricia looks scary from space: Satellites track storm as it menaces Mexico

Even the International Space Station’s commander is worried about Hurricane Patricia, the strongest storm ever tracked by the National Hurricane… Read More

Cray supercomputers to power more than 60% of world’s weather forecasts after landing Danish deal

Supercomputer maker Cray has secured a $6 million contract with the Danish Meteorological Institute to provide massive computing power that enables… Read More

Seattle breaks 20 heat records in one year, new analysis shows

If you’ve spent the past few months cursing Seattle’s unwritten no-air-conditioning-rule, you’re not alone. Typically, the region’s cool, temperate climate… Read More

App of the Week: Dark Sky now crowdsources weather data using iPhone 6 sensors

Sometimes, all you need is a few minutes warning before it starts raining. Maybe you just need to run out… Read More

This morning’s Seattle snow is a triumph of technology

If you’re just waking up in the Seattle region, there’s a surprise waiting outside: a nice coating of snow. In… Read More

Apple store in Microsoft’s backyard floods: Conspiracy or just the Seattle rain?

Mother nature took its toll Tuesday night as a fierce storm rolled through the Seattle area, dropping buckets of rain… Read More

Scientists crowdsource atmospheric data from smartphones to improve weather forecasts

Meteorologists may become better at their jobs thanks to your smartphone. Atmospheric scientists at the University of Washington are collecting data… Read More

City of Seattle releases mobile site and wants your feedback

The City of Seattle is making it easier for on-the-go citizens to check snow plow maps and see the latest… Read More