Sam Argier's Weather Blog
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 ...
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 ...
Cool start to May
Donning his classic red hooded KIRO jacket, reporter Rick Price was suited up for the snow during our morning newscast today. Seeing Rick reporting live from Snoqualmie Pass is a familiar sight for KIRO 7 Morning News viewers during the winter season, but here we are on May 1st and ...
Another beautiful spring weekend
As you look outside on this rainy Friday morning, it might be a little hard to believe that some of the warmest weather so far this year is on the way this weekend. We’re turning a major corner in the weather department with more sun and 70s in the forecast! ...
Mariners home opener weather, a look back
Despite spring officially arriving over 3 weeks ago, I don’t think it really feels like spring until baseball season begins. The Mariners kicked off the 2012 season in Japan on March 28th, but their home opener will be taking place Friday evening at 7:10 p.m. As you can see, the ...
Rainy March weather carries into April
Remember last Saturday? The sun was out with temperatures around 60… the kind of weather that makes you want to dust off the barbeque and enjoy some springtime weather. As we all know, those days have been few and far between this March. Rain has been the story all month ...
Cold and wet March with no end in sight
WARNING: Reading this blog post may cause you to book a vacation to a sunny and warm destination. Now that you have read the disclaimer, I take no responsibility if you decide to click over to your favorite travel site to book a tropical getaway after checking out this post. ...
Storm explodes off the coast
We’re used to seeing before and after pictures on beauty makeover shows and in weight loss ads. Today, I have a weather related before and after shot of the storm hitting Western Washington this morning. The large image was taken around 8:30 a.m., showing the classic comma shape; a sign ...
Getting a grapple on graupel
We had cold enough air in place this past weekend to bring quite the mix of winter precipitation across Western Washington. Some of you saw snow, with a few inches through some neighborhoods along the foothills and around north King and Snohomish Counties where a convergence zone set up. Other ...
Stormy weekend brings lowland snow chance
An active weekend of weather is on the way. It’s kicking off with a strong storm moving into Western Washington today that you can see on the satellite image. Morning rain is focused along the coast and north of Everett; it will become widespread this afternoon as the cold front ...
Warm rain to lowland snow chance
It is a week of extremes in the weather department. Today is all about the mild heavy rain before a weekend cool down brings the chance of lowland snow. We have warm, wet, and windy storm hitting Western Washington on this Tuesday. Rain will be widespread and steady ...
Stormy start to the weekend
It’s easy to spot on the satellite image; another storm is getting ready to pounce on Western Washington. This will bring widespread rain in a matter of hours with heavy mountain snow starting this evening. We’ll stay mainly dry this morning with any showers light and scattered around the ...
Wild South Sound temperature spread
Have you been enjoying this sunny and mild February weather? It has certainly felt like spring across Western Washington the past 4 days with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees in Seattle. Sea-Tac hit 61 degrees yesterday; the warmest weather since November 9th. We will once again be flirting with ...
Groundhog Day and Western Washington
For the 126th time the world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged this morning to give his annual forecast. For Groundhog Day aficionados, today’s forecast was one that Phil has become accustomed to giving. Phil DID see his shadow, meaning 6 more weeks of winter is on the way. Since records began in ...
Cold and wet January in the books
I realize that the headline to this post is not a big shocker. After all, just 2 weeks ago we were digging out of the snow and dealing with an ice storm we haven’t seen the likes of in over 15 years! Now that the calendar has turned another page ...
Wet and windy storm moving in
Even though the snow and ice from last week has left us, we are still locked in a stormy pattern across Western Washington. The rain you’re seeing outside your window this morning is courtesy of a warm front pushing into our area. You can see how widespread this rain is ...
Lowland snow chance this weekend
La Niña Finally Arrives to the Party As you have probably heard by now, we are in the midst of a La Niña pattern this winter. During this weather phenomenon, Western Washington is favored to see cooler and wetter than average conditions during the fall and winter seasons. So far, ...
Morning snow under the convergence zone
The Convergence Zone That Won’t Quit You never want to count the Puget Zone Convergence Zone out. Just when it looks like it’s falling apart and weakening; it will often reignite and start bringing heavier showers once again. That is exactly what happened this morning. During our morning newscast from ...
Wind gusts topping 100 mph on Mt. Rainier
As Chopper 7 was flying to breaking news this morning, photographer Scott Crueger shot this awesome video of Mount Rainier. You can actually see the snow blowing at the top of the mountain. As you can imagine, the top of the mountain often experiences strong winds. The difference earlier today ...
Why the coast was 30 degrees warmer than Puget Sound Monday morning
We have seen an incredible range of temperatures across Western Washington on this Monday morning. This temperature map is from 8 a.m. showing sub-freezing weather across the south sound and an even colder 25 degree reading in Bremerton. As you look at this map, you probably notice that one temperature ...
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