Funnel cloud sighted over Grays Harbor

A rare funnel cloud was sighted Wednesday morning near Damon Point in Grays Harbor, near Ocean Shores as an energetic storm system moved through Western Washington

Some sunbreaks, few showers Thursday

The cottonwood “snow” is here, but it’s not what’s triggering your allergies

If you’ve stepped outside the past few days in many parts of the area – and especially nearer the mountains – you’ve seen it.

Breezes subside setting up a warmer Mother’s Day weekend

For most of the first week of May, the Cascades have been a stark dividing line: often gray and chilly to the west, and warm, dry, and windy to the east.

Lowland fire danger increases with little rain in sight

While much attention has been focused on the woeful state of the mountain snowpack from the winter season in Washington, these recent dry days have started to dry out, or “cure”, grasses and other fine fuels in lowland locations.

Spectacular lenticular clouds at sunset east of the Cascades

In the lowlands of Western Washington, we’ve been plagued by several days of “May Gray,” as onshore low-level wind flow from the Pacific Ocean has pushed clouds into the Puget Sound region.

Stronger Pacific breezes put “halt” to summer warmth

In the Pacific Northwest, our weather is often directed by two “forces”: our varied topography, between mountains and lowlands, and the vast, cool Pacific Ocean to our west.

‘Sneezing season’ is in full swing. Here’s your allergy outlook for May

Trees like cedar, birch, and alder are still some of the primary sources of allergy problems — and the pollen counts have reached the “high range” — but starting in early May, grass pollen grains begin to show up.

Temps to hit record highs Sunday, warm weather continues into next week

Following a few sprinkles Friday night into Saturday morning, there will be clearing skies later in the day Saturday ahead of the warmest days of the year.

Warmest days of the year are ahead but beware of “cold water shock”

As the temperatures warm into the first weekend of May — with the warmest days of the year Sunday and Monday — the threat of “cold water shock” faces anyone who is on the water, whether it be the lakes, the rivers, the ocean, or inland waters.