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Under the Weather column taking a break

The Under the Weather column is taking a break. Columnist Kelsie Nelson said she hopes to resume her popular weather forecasting column in the future but is unable to continue...

Under the weather: First heat wave of year expected over weekend

Be careful what you wish for! Up to this point, the main weather complaint I’ve heard regarding weather is that people wished that it would start to warm up. After...

Under the weather: First 70-degree days of the year expected this weekend

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but at the time of writing this on Thursday evening, it’s sunny… and warm! If you pay any attention to weather (and if you’re...

Under the weather: More April showers expected over the weekend

Besides a couple sporadic spring-like days, it hasn’t felt too much like spring so far, especially over the month of April. Whoever coined the adage “April showers brings May...

Showers expected for much of Easter weekend

There isn’t a better holiday than Easter that signals springtime -- bright colors, outdoor egg hunts, outdoor family gatherings in the sunshine… Many typical Easter festivities require the weather to...

Under the weather: No joke here—active weather expected for first weekend of April

We are officially in the month of April. If that doesn’t shock you a bit, how about I put it another way: We’re a quarter of the way through...

Under the weather: Showery weekend before drying out early next week

All those heavy laden and weary from winter -- rejoice! The burden has been lifted: spring is here! Winter is now in the books, so let’s take a look at...

Under the weather: Showery weekend and damp start to week ahead

The month of February flew by, and we’re already near halfway through March. And here we are about to spring forward! Days are getting lighter and summertime is inching...

Under the weather: More snow possible this weekend as winter hangs on a bit longer

We had another taste of wintry weather this week, but it was quite short-lived. To illustrate this, the following two photos were taken just over 24 hours apart: In the...

Under the weather: Showery weekend ahead before cold and chance of snow return next week

We’ve passed the halfway point in the month of February, and so far, we are an inch behind average for precipitation at Paine Field. We’ve seen 0.7 inches of measurable...

Under the weather: Showers and sun expected for weekend before Valentine’s Day

It’s hard to believe, but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner -- it snuck up on us, didn’t it? If you are celebrating, hopefully your preparations are well-underway! In...

Under the weather: Active weather pattern expected for first weekend of February

We ended the month of January on a dry note, but not before we amassed 3.95 inches of rain at Paine Field. This was very close to normal, ending...

Under the weather: Mix of showers, sun and cold expected for last weekend of January

We’re already about to wrap up the month of January -- that’s right, we’re almost one-twelfth of the way through 2023. Time to start preparing for 2024… just kidding. Over...

Under the weather: Mostly dry weekend ahead as we inch closer to February

It’s already over halfway through January -- time is just flying by, isn’t it? At this time of the year, we’re no strangers to pretty consistent rainfall. After all,...

Under the weather: Storm systems continue through the weekend

Happy New Year, everyone! The start of 2023 has been relatively dry thus far, but as we head into the first full weekend of the year, the rain is...

Under the weather: Gradual drying expected as we march closer to 2023

The month of December has given us quite a bit of excitement this year. We’ve had significant snowfall, rainfall, wind and even a historic freezing rain event. I don’t ever...

Under the weather: Warmer temperatures and rain coming just in time for Christmas weekend

Happy winter, everyone! We’ve officially passed the winter solstice, also known as the shortest day of the year, signaling the start of astronomical winter. And boy, has it felt...

Under the weather: The chance for snow returns as we inch closer to Christmas

The words “snow” and “Christmas” oftentimes go together like “peanut butter” and “jelly” unless you live in Western Washington -- then they are more like the words “oil” and...

Under the weather: Rainy start to weekend before drying out and cooling down

** Note: this is an abridged forecast article ** A rather robust system is impacting us at the time of writing this (Friday evening). Radar indicates widespread and, in some...

Under the weather: Cooler temperatures with a mix of showers and sun expected for the weekend

It’s been quite the interesting couple of days in Southwest Snohomish County. It’s not very often that we get a snow day in November, let alone one that was...

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