Temperatures forecasted to drop below freezing in Seattle

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January 11, 2024

Temperatures forecasted to drop below freezing in Seattle

Winter weather is not done pounding the Pacific Northwest. There are winter storm warnings for the Cascade Mountains, including Stevens and Snoqualmie Passes.

And it’s about to get really cold in our region.

Seattle’s forecast has temperatures dropping below freezing this weekend, starting Friday.

That’s when temperatures could top off at 21 degrees.

“The previous record high temperature that was the coldest was 29 degrees,” said Jacob DeFlitch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

“So that certainly could break the record on that day. And it wouldn’t surprise me at least through the weekend, we also have those [record-breaking] days.”

DeFlitch said the record high for the day, 29, was set in 1963.

He said there are concerns about water on roads or sidewalks freezing. But the weather service doesn’t expect conditions like December 2022 when roads and sidewalks were icy and dangerous.

On Thursday, snow flurries were reported in Seattle and Kirkland.

DeFlitch said that cold weather turned rain into snow.

“It’s going to be hard to pinpoint where those heavier showers are going to be, and then how quickly we start to dry out,” DeFlitch said.

The heaviest amount of snow and the best chance for higher piles of it, he said, were likely south of Seattle.

This story will be updated.

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Archbishops in Boston, Seattle place friendly wager on hometown teams in Super Bowl – The Boston Globe

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February 7, 2026

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Archbishops in Boston, Seattle place friendly wager on hometown teams in Super Bowl – The Boston Globe

If Jesus were a football fan, who would he be rooting for in Sunday’s Super Bowl?

Who knows, but the archbishops of Boston and Seattle know where they stand.

Boston Archbishop Richard G. Henning is firmly for the New England Patriots. And Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne is squarely in the Seahawks camp.

Ahead of Super Bowl LX on Sunday, the two clergymen have bet a $500 bet that their teams will raise the championship trophy after the Feb. 8 game.

Whoever pays up, the money will go to Catholic Charities Immigrant Services in the winning team’s city.

While both acknowledge that people are living in “extraordinary times,” they also believe that sports brings people together, the Boston archdiocee said in a statement Friday.

“It is important that we are very mindful of the difficult, painful, and traumatic events of recent weeks and months that are playing out across the country,” the archdiocese said. “That said, sports can be a unifier and bring people and communities together with the Super Bowl being the most watched event annually in the United States.”

The archdiocese is also grateful for the longtime support of the Patriots organization.

Patriots wide receiver DeMario Douglas (3) on his way to a touchdown in the first half of the Patriots-Texans divisional round playoff game.Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff

Team owner Robert Kraft, along with wide receiver DeMario Douglas and former players Devon McCourty and Matthew Slater, are “very engaged” in the Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic schools and other entities, the statement said said.

“And of course, we are very confident that the Patriots will prevail and bring back their 7th Super Bowl win!” the archdiocese said.

Adam Sennott can be reached at adam.sennott@globe.com.

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Seattle and Boston face off in showdown of Super Bowl cities

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February 6, 2026

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Seattle and Boston face off in showdown of Super Bowl cities

The Seattle Seahawks will take on the New England Patriots this Sunday in Super Bowl LX.

For the Seahawks, it’s a chance at redemption as they chase their second Lombardi trophy after losing to the Patriots, led then by quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick, over a decade ago.

Meanwhile, the Patriots, whose stadium is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, are going for glory and their record-breaking seventh Super Bowl title.

As the teams prepare for the big game, the dueling NFL cities look to outshine each other.

Seattle vs. New England

Known as the Emerald City, Seattle is a tech hub, home to Amazon’s headquarters, while New England’s history dates back to colonial times. The USS Constitution in Boston is the oldest warship still floating.

Both are known for pop culture.

The popular and longtime series “Grey’s Anatomy” is based in Seattle. But one of the stars on the show for 11 seasons – Patrick Dempsey – is from New England and a lifelong Red Sox fan.

Seattle isn’t alone in being the backdrop to a popular TV show. “Cheers” was set in Boston and is where Kelsey Grammer got his big break. But the fictional character he played on the show, Frasier Crane, is from Seattle.

Traditions are strong in these NFL cities that sit at opposite ends of the country. While candlepin bowling and ice fishing are New England classics, Seattle is known as the nation’s glass art capital and as the birthplace of grunge.

The two are even divided when it comes to coffee shops.

Starbucks was founded in Seattle in 1971 and Dunkin is a Boston original. But the modern automated donut machine was invented in Seattle, while Boston cream pies, a timeless dessert, was created at the Omni Hotel in Boston.

Back on the gridiron, this will be the Patriots 12th Super Bowl appearance. They are heading into the game with a perfect 9-0 road record this season.

For Seattle, quarterback Sam Darnold and the Seahawks soared to the best record in the NFC and an all-time franchise record with 14 wins.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wins AP Offensive Player Of The Year

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February 6, 2026

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wins AP Offensive Player Of The Year

Seattle Seahawks third-year receiver, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year, for a season campaign that included 1,793 receiving yards, which led the NFL, on 119 receptions and 10 touchdowns.

“What an honor,” Smith-Njigba said on receiving the award. “I want to first give all the glory to God. Second, I want to give it to my teammates. I want to thank y’all. I love y’all. Y’all are who I do it for each and every week. I want to give this award to my father. Going into my last year [of college], he told me to pray for wisdom, and I did. Before going into that season, I wanted to be a Top 5 draft choice, I wanted to be a Heisman candidate, a bunch of things, and ultimately, I wasn’t able to play and I think with that time, I grew wise and figured out a lot about myself, and who I wanted to be and who I wanted to do it for. Ultimately dropping to the 20^th draft pick where I was selected by the Seattle Seahawks and I can’t thank everyone involved enough.”

Smith-Njigba’s third season was filled with breaking records while helping to make Seattle’s offense the No. 3 scoring offense this season (483 total points, 29.2 points per game).

Along with leading the NFL in receiving yards, he became the first player in NFL history with at least 75 receiving yards in each of his first 11 games of a season. He had nine 100+ yard games this season, with a season best of 167 yards in Week 12. He also had nine 100-yard games this season, the most in the NFL, and the most in a single season in franchise history. Along with that, Smith-Njigba set multiple franchise records and did enough to put his name next to NFL greats in the league record books.

This season he also became the third player in NFL history 23 years old or younger with at least 1,700 receiving yards in a single season and set the franchise record for most receptions in a single season with a career-high 119.

“There’s a lot of great receivers in this league who don’t have as diverse of a skill set as he does,” head coach Mike Macdonald said. “Anywhere from an intermediate route tree, catch-and-run stuff at the line of scrimmage, and then we’ve seen his ability to track the ball at the third level and keep his body position, all that kind of stuff.”

Smith-Njigba also won the Air and Ground Player of the Year award that was announced at NFL Honors.

He is just the second Seahawks player to win this award ever after Shaun Alexander won the award in 2005. Kenny Easley and Cortez Kennedy both won the Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1984 and 1992, respectively.

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