‘Zombie summer’ returns to Seattle? Warm days return for the end of the week

Scott Sistek October 12, 2026

Isn’t summer supposed to be over? We thought maybe summer was over when we hit 78 on Sept. 9...

Tropical Storm Watch in San Diego for Rachel is only second tropical alert in West Coast history GOES-18 satellite image of Tropical Storm Rachel off the coast of Baja California on Oct. 9, 2026 (NOAA / CIRA/ RAAM-B)

Scott Sistek October 9, 2026

All attention on the tropics has been mostly focused on Hurricane Isaias and its dangerous trek into the Gulf...

Scott Sistek October 8, 2026

I have to admit, even as a rain fan who looks forward to the start of the “rainy” season...

Scott Sistek October 3, 2026

Super El Niño now has a sidekick, and its name is Kelvin. If you haven’t heard, he has a...

Seattle gets rare week of sunshine to kick off October ECMWF 500 mb heights map for Sunday showing large ridge of high pressure parked over the entire Western U.S.

Scott Sistek October 3, 2026

Happy official start to Seattle’s rainy season! (cricket…cricket…) October 1 is the date on the calendar that we “reset”...