Weather With Cliff Mass

An abundance of crisp blue skies have ushered in a relatively dry start to fall this year in the Pacific Northwest, providing a stunning backdrop as the leaves begin to turn. Some sunnier afternoons allowed folks to keep wearing their shorts and sandals. But KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass says there are some sure signs of autumn.

Seattle saw the mercury hit 86 degrees on Thursday, breaking another daily heat record as people all over the Puget Sound region donned their shorts and sandals and experienced one last taste of summer-like weather.

Residents of the greater Puget Sound region have already been feeling the transition to fall with a shift down to lower temps and more clouds last week. But Friday marks the official end of summer, with the autumnal equinox on the calendar.

Fall doesn't technically start until Sept. 21, but it's arriving early this year as a front moves into the region this weekend. KNKX weather expert Cliff mass says it'll bring cooler temperatures and rain.

The eerie tinge to the air that deposited showers of ash in many areas of the Puget Sound region Tuesday seems to be subsiding. KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass says the worst of the smoky skies is over, pushed out by the approach of an upper level trough and cooler air moving in from the ocean.

It’s been a hot summer in the Pacific Northwest, and this Labor Day weekend won’t change that trend at all. “It's going to be warm and dry,” says KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass, who teaches atmospheric sciences at the University of Washington.

Lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures are in the forecast all over the Puget Sound region. Once again, the mantra is “no rain.” And if you’ve been feeling like this has been a very dry summer – you’re right. KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass says he’s sure we’ll at least tie the record for the driest summer in Seattle history, going all the way back to 1914.

Cloudy weather and milder temperatures have come back to the Puget Sound region recently. We’ll have partly cloudy skies, no rain and temperatures in the mid-70s this weekend. But come Monday, skies will clear over most of the region, just in time for the total eclipse.

Seattle's weather is about to revert to its more normal, pleasantly mild and occasionally moist summer pattern. Rain in the weekend forecast should wash out the gritty smoke from British Columbia's wildfires that has plagued the region for more than a week now. The precipitation will also put an end to the long dry spell the city has experienced.

Seattle’s above-normal temperatures have been tempered somewhat by a grimy layer of smoke from British Columbia’s wildfires that moved in Tuesday. The influx has made air quality in and around the Emerald City worse than Beijing’s. Even as the air cools a bit over the weekend, the temperatures will stay far above normal, with the haze dissipating only somewhat and quite slowly, says KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. “Last night,

A small storm of drizzle spoiled Seattle’s chances to break what KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass viewed as a significant record. Thursday morning’s precipitation was just enough to be considered a "trace" of rain and cancel the chance for a rain-free July. But there is still a chance to continue a dry-day streak.

Drizzle and light showers fell in a few places this week, especially in the south end of the Puget Sound region. But for most of the region, including Seattle, rain has been missing for more than a month. KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass says there’s a good chance the emerald city will break a record with this dry spell.

There will be plenty of sunshine and opportunities for enjoying the outdoors this weekend, especially in and around Seattle. KNKX weather expert Cliff Mass says the city "is known to have the best summer in the United States." We'll have highs in the upper 70s for Friday and Saturday for the whole region, with no precipitation and hardly any clouds.

If you have been enjoying the warm sunny skies of Seattle lately, you’re not alone. So many of us revel in the long stretches of dry weather that are so favorable for outdoor activities. This weekend will offer more of that wonderful weather, with just a few morning clouds that should burn off in the afternoons.

“The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle” — so goes the corny Perry Como TV tune from the late '60s. But it’s still true nearly 50 years on. The weekend forecast includes more of that great weather – only sullied by a few clouds coming in from the ocean over the weekend. And the blue skies will be back in time for July 4 th festivities. He says Friday’s weather will be “perfect – sunny, absolutely dry, highs in the lower 80s. So, it’s going to be the warmest day of the weekend – so,