Sunny and 78… for a week? Seattle might just pull it off

Scott Sistek August 15, 2026

OK I admit it… Seattle sun fans, I know I put a real damper on your vibe earlier this...

Lightning and wildfire smoke become unwanted guests in the forecast for Washington HRRR-Smoke model showing vertically integrated smoke column forecast (as in aloft + ground) for Thursday morning. Most of this smoke shown for Western Washington is aloft.

Scott Sistek August 11, 2026

After a nice several day break from weather mayhem in the Northwest, a few wrinkles have returned to the...

Scott Sistek August 10, 2026

With relentless heat and parched land across the Northwest leading to a terrible fire season, you may be ready...

Scott Sistek August 8, 2026

After a few false starts last week, the cooling marine push has finally cleared out the smoke from Western...

Winds start to clear smoke from Seattle, but trigger new fire warnings for Eastern Washington GOES-18 satellite image of the heavy smoke across Eastern Washington and lighter smoke on the west side on Aug. 6, 2026. (NOAA / CIRA / RAAM-B)

Scott Sistek August 6, 2026

The wildfire smoke is on its last hours of hanging around in Western Washington Thursday. But unfortunately, the price...

Scott Sistek August 5, 2026

Smoke continues to fill the skies across much of the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday. But if you can make...

Scott Sistek August 4, 2026

Tuesday is Day One of our three-day bout with wildfire smoke across Western Washington. And while hot and smoky...

Scott Sistek August 2, 2026

(I know this is super long but it’s a lot to discuss, but here’s a TL;DR/ “Too Long; Didn’t...