Emerald City Weather Blog

Official Seattle-Area Forecast Analysis from Meteorologist Scott Sistek

Year: 2026

Another Northwest atmospheric river looks to push rivers near banks again next week Atmospheric River Graphic

Atmospheric River Graphic

Another Northwest atmospheric river looks to push rivers near banks again next week

Scott Sistek January 8, 2026

I promise a stretch of dry weather is coming. Just… not yet. One more atmospheric river to...

‘Flake’ News: There may be a little wet snow into Thursday morning GOES-18 Satellite showing chilly rain showers and snow showers around the Pacific Northwest on Jan. 7, 2026. (RAAM-B/CIRA)

GOES-18 Satellite showing chilly rain showers and snow showers around the Pacific Northwest on Jan. 7, 2026. (RAAM-B/CIRA)

‘Flake’ News: There may be a little wet snow into Thursday morning

Scott Sistek January 7, 2026

Winter has been more of a “lose”ter for cold and snow fans so far, but there may...

‘Winter break’ looms for mid-January with potential extended dry, warm stretch in Northwest 6-10 day forecast

6-10 day forecast

‘Winter break’ looms for mid-January with potential extended dry, warm stretch in Northwest

Scott Sistek January 6, 2026

For most of us, “winter break” just ended on Monday. For Mother Nature, it’s starting next week....

Back-to-back storms to pummel Cascades with 2-4 feet of snow Snowfall map

Snowfall map

Back-to-back storms to pummel Cascades with 2-4 feet of snow

Scott Sistek January 5, 2026

Where have these storms been all winter? It’s about to really look and feel like January out...

Heavy snow to return to mountains this week as we cool down, but it’s fleeting 4 day snowfall forecast

4 day snowfall forecast

Heavy snow to return to mountains this week as we cool down, but it’s fleeting

Scott Sistek January 4, 2026

I’ve got good news and bad news for skiers and snowboarders. I know this ski season hasn’t...

How ‘triple gravity effect’ brings significant coastal flooding threat to Northwest during January GOES-18 Satellite image for Jan. 2, 2026.

GOES-18 Satellite image for Jan. 2, 2026.

How ‘triple gravity effect’ brings significant coastal flooding threat to Northwest during January

Scott Sistek January 2, 2026

It’s a perfect storm this weekend… of gravity that is mixing with a regular garden-variety atmospheric storm...

Seattle kicks off 2026 in hide-and-seek mode…then more wind? Seattle in the fog on Jan. 1, 2026

Seattle in the fog on Jan. 1, 2026

Seattle kicks off 2026 in hide-and-seek mode…then more wind?

Scott Sistek January 1, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR! While I’m sure your feed this morning is full of similar sentiments, at least...

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