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Time lapse video shows fog rolling into Downtown Seattle Space Needle Fog

Space Needle Fog

Time lapse video shows fog rolling into Downtown Seattle

Scott Sistek September 11, 2025

Awesome animation of the fog rolling into Downtown Seattle Thursday morning, courtesy of the Space Needle web camera!

Thunderstorms put on electric show over Mt. Rainier Lightning over Mt. Rainier

Lightning over Mt. Rainier

Thunderstorms put on electric show over Mt. Rainier

Scott Sistek September 6, 2025

Thunderstorms were surprisingly frequent this summer up in the Cascades, but the show on Sept. 6 was really breathtaking....

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