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Eclipse shadow captured by weather satellite

The visible satellite image of the Pacific Ocean showed the transit of the moon's shadow late Sunday night.

• 11:28 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2012

Miss yesterday's annular eclipse? Here's time-lapse video

If you were in Seattle on Sunday, you likely missed the annular eclipse due to cloud cover.  Fortunately, California photographer Cory Poole had a good vantage point near Redding and put together a time-lapse video of the event (below). Also, be sure to check out our photo gallery of "ring ...

• 9:29 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2012

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The weather pendulum swings

It was quite the run of warm and dry weather the past two weeks.  From May 5th through 20th, Sea-Tac Airport went a solid 15 days with no measurable rainfall.  It was also extremely mild with 10 out of those 15 days recording temperatures above normal.  We even hit our ...

• 8:21 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2012

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Partial solar eclipse set for Sunday in Washington

When the moon passes in between the sun and the earth Sunday it will create an annular eclipse, the first one since 1994.  For western Washington the eclipse will be partial.    Click here to see what it will look like for our area (note: requires Flash).     The entire ...

• 9:57 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012

Annular eclipse set for Sunday evening

A solar eclipse will occur around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. It will be only a partial eclipse for Western Washington as the moon passes between the earth and the sun, but for the full view, head south to Medford, Oregon. This is called an annular eclipse since the moon will not ...

• 4:34 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Mothers' Day gift of an unseasonably warm forecast

A broad and unseasonably strong ridge of high pressure aloft over the western U.S. will continue to allow for clear skies and dry conditions through Monday.

• 11:09 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012

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One of the warmest Mother's Days on record

Major Weekend Warm-up It’s Friday, the weekend has arrived, and the warmest weather so far this year is coming our way.  A ridge of high pressure is building across Western Washington, pushing the storm track north with plenty of sunshine across the Pacific Northwest.  It’s the perfect setup for spring ...

• 8:59 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2012

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1980s Skywarn tornado spotter training film

A neat training film from the 1980s shows just how far severe storm spotting and chasing has come.

• 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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My photos from Seattle's 75° Monday

With the warmest day of 2012 upon us, I grabbed my camera and took some snapshots from Green Lake, Gas Works Park, and Seward Park.

• 9:31 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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What 75° in Seattle looks like

Monday's 75° in Seattle was the warmest day of 2012 thus far. KIRO 7 Meteorologist Morgan Palmer spent the day capturing some of the sights from Green Lake, Gas Works Park, and Seward Park.

• 9:25 a.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012