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Seattle weather: Damp and cloudy Christmas for Western Washington

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1 year ago

December 23, 2023

Seattle weather: Damp and cloudy Christmas for Western Washington

Foggy start to Saturday with afternoon sunshine

By early Saturday morning, the convergence zone is forecast to move northward into Snohomish County. This will increase snow chances along US2 and lowland rain around Everett. It will dissipate by late morning and much of Saturday is largely looking dry and pleasant.

While we’re forecasting beautiful blue skies and sunshine today, the clouds and rain arrive just in time for Christmas.

This morning, many communities woke up to fog – even freezing fog in some cases. Earlier, there was the risk for icy spots on bridges and overpasses. Later this afternoon, glorious sunshine is in store for Western Washington. Don’t let the sunshine fool you though! Highs will be chilly, reaching the mid 40s for most. The weather will be wonderful for folks doing last-minute errands ahead of Christmas. Bundle up and grab the sunglasses!

Christmas Eve will be cloudy with isolated showers. It’ll be breezy tomorrow for the Cascade “gap” communities (e.g. North Bend and Enumclaw). There could be a light snow shower over the Cascades, but accumulations are unlikely.

Another heavier batch of rain arrives late Christmas morning. The wet weather will continue on-and-off throughout the rest of the day. It’ll be gusty, particularly for the typical spots (e.g. the coast and Salish Sea). The Cascade gap communities could be blustery, too. Unless something changes, we’re not expecting winds to be strong enough to warrant any official wind alerts.

At times next week, it’ll be gusty on-and-off for gap towns like North Bend. Stay tuned for more details!

Christmas night, there might be a dangerous mix of freezing rain and snow for the mountain passes, but this forecast is still fluid and has time to change. Stay tuned if you’re planning on driving over the passes on Christmas!

Very light hit-or-miss snow is possible for the higher mountain passes Tuesday through Thursday.

Here’s a look at the ski forecast:

A note: King Tides are expected along the far Washington coast this weekend. Starting Monday and lasting through New Year’s Eve, King Tides are on tap for the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound. For learn more about king tides, head here: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kingtide.html

Normally under quiet and stable weather conditions, King Tides don’t produce flooding. However, if the atmospheric pressure is lower than average and conditions are windy, flooding is a possibility. Right now, there’s a small chance for minor flooding along the Pacific Coast on Christmas and Tuesday and possibly Puget Sound on Wednesday (even as early as Tuesday). If any flooding occurs, it won’t be nearly as bad as what parts of Puget Sound endured last December. The potential for floods is low.

Speaking of flooding, there’s a low risk for minor flooding over the Skokomish River early next week. We don’t anticipate other rivers to flood this week,, but water levels could be rising over the rivers that come out of the Olympics.

Rain returns late Wednesday after a mostly dry day.

Damp weather is possible Thursday and Friday.

Hope you have a wonderful, magical weekend ahead of Christmas! It’s a pleasure forecasting for you.

Take care and happy holidays,

Meteorologist Abby Acone
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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

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January 12, 2025

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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

Seahawks Legend Jordan Babineaux joins hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss the future of the Seahawks. Babineaux shares his opinons on Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, John Schneider and more.
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0:00 Will Geno Smith be back?
5:01 Should Ryan Grubb have been fired?
7:24 Will DK Metcalf be back?
9:27 Fixing O-line issues
14:47 Ernest Jones re-sign?
17:10 Is John Schneider on the Hot Seat?

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

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12 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

SEATTLE – Clouds cleared out this evening around Western Washington, and we got to enjoy a beautiful view of the mountain today! We will likely be seeing more of Mount Rainier in the coming days as the morning fog burns off, and we get more sunbreaks.

Clouds cleared out as we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the skyline this evening.

A ridge of high pressure will build in beginning today, bringing a quiet, stable pattern for the coming days. Clear nights and calm winds will lead to foggy mornings with low clouds forecast to break around 10am to 12pm each day.

Map showing cloud cover over Western Washington.

Mostly clear skies this evening will allow for fog to develop by early Sunday morning.

Slightly cooler temperatures are forecast around Western Washington. Afternoon highs will warm to the low and mid 40s which is a little below the seasonable average.

Sunday afternoon forecast high temperatures.

A cooler day is forecast for Western Washington with temperatures forecast to be in the low 40s.

No big weather makers are in store for Western Washington in the upcoming week. Mornings will start off with fog which should burn off by the late morning hours. No significant chances for rain this week.

The extend forecast for Western Washington.

Foggy mornings with afternoon sunbreaks in the extended forecast.

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

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19 hours ago

January 11, 2025

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.

Seattle Kraken 6, Buffalo Sabres 2: Box score

Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third. Kakko scored 38 seconds later, and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that.

Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to help the Kraken snap a four-game skid. Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann each had two assists.

The Kraken scored six straight goals after Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo.

The Sabres had won two in a row.

Takeaways

Seattle Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time, rebounding from a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night.

Buffalo Sabres: Fans booed and bellowed for general manager Kevyn Adams to be fired and owner Terry Pegula to sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss.

Key moment

After Luukkonen made the save on an initial shot by Burakovsky, the rebound shot by Bjorkstrand ricocheted off the goalie’s leg pad and into the net off the glove of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson.

Key stat

The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential.

Up next

Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle of a five-game trip. Buffalo has three days off before hosting Carolina on Wednesday night.

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