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We've got a lot weather-wise coming our way into Wednesday. So how about a quick thread with the details to kick off the work week? Rain, Flooding, Landslides, Snow, Wind, & Coastal Hazards - we've got it all! Keep it tuned here throughout the storm! #wawx

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NWS Seattle gives the city only a 5% chance of a dusting of snow Friday night.

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👀Look what the radar picked up on Saturday evening coming out of the Hood Canal. That's no storm -- it's a HUGE flock of migrating birds!!

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This seems very 2020: Watch as the offshore smoke is now getting pulled into a swirling low pressure center out in the Pacific Ocean!

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Warmest meteorological summers on record at Sea-Tac Airport (since 1945)

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Well look here: NOAA's long range forecasts are starting to trend cooler and wetter for the winter in the Pacific Northwest as odds of La Nina grow.

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GOES 17 Satellite loop of two eddies off the coast of Southern California coast on May 25:

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NOAA's odds of how the next several months will shake out, temperature-wise

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Typically a 0 on a report card is bad, but a 0 on this report card is 😍😍😍 for sunshine fans!

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There it is! Under the "S-S" column for sunshine on 0-10 scale (0= sunny, 10=cloudy) Seattle's first day at 3 or less (2 on Feb 18) in 80 days!

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Final 2019 Seattle "summer scoreboard"

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😮😮 For the first time in **79 DAYS** #Seattle has been cooler than 55°, briefly dropping to 54° this morning finally stopping a streak that has obliterated the record this year. (Hat tip to @KSeattleWeather for starting this record watch)

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Seattle rainfall from June 1-Aug. 31 from 2000-2019:

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Average high temp in #Seattle from June 1-Aug. 31 since 2000:

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El Nino is officially dead and there's a 65-70% chance it stays that way through fall and winter.

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Looks like a warm several months ahead, according to @NOAANCEIclimate

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With talk gaining steam again about ditching the DST clock change, here is what Seattle's sunrise/sunsets would look like on Year round PST/PDT. Gray boxes are what we have now:

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NOAA 8-14 day forecast not any drier or cooler;

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NOAA 6-10 day forecast shows mild but wet in the Pacific Northwest

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November was quite mild -- Seattle +3.2° above normal. Was mostly dry too until that storm at the buzzer: