North Sound Weather Minute

Listener Question - Labor Day Weekend Weather

A listener asked whether Labor Day weekend always has lousy weather. This podcast reviews the holiday weekend weather so far this century and the answers may be surprisin

Meteorological Fall Begins

Sept 1st marks the start of Meteorological Fall. This podcast highlights what the difference is from astronomical fall and how fall-like weather is set to begin during th

Aug 29 2015 - Record Summer Wind Storm

11 years ago, the strongest summer wind storm ever recorded in the North Sound occurred. Learn what happened and what the impacts were by listening to this podcast.

Itching For Rain? Could Get Scratched Soon!

A change in the warm dry weather pattern is getting underway. Learn if this change will result in long awaited meaningful rain in the near future by listening to this pod

Strong El Nino This Fall and Winter - What Does It Mean?

The latest seasonal weather outlook was recently released. This podcast highlights the ongoing and strengthening El Nino, what it means, what the impacts will likely be,

Wildfire Smoke Safety - What You Can Do

Wildfire smoke is bound to return to the North Sound this season. This Podcast offers what you can do to help reduce the impact from wildfire smoke.

Results From the 2025 State of the Climate Report

This Podcast highlights the results from the just released 2026 State of the Climate Report. Listen for all the details involving our warming planet, both on land and at

Peak Time For The Perseid Meteor Shower

This podcast describes Earth's rotation thru the Perseids, when is the best time to view the most popular meteor event, and the history behind the name - Perseids - quite

August - The Dog Days of Summer

August has arrived and the month is also called the Dog Days of Summer. The weather this week feels like Dog Days and this podcast reviews where this historical phrase or

Why the Blue Angels Did Not Fly on Seafair Saturday

The Blue Angels did not fly at Seafair on Saturday. This Podcast clearly explains why that happened. They did perform their air show on Seafair Sunday.

Climate.US is Now Available

The ability to see and understand climate information is back! Climate.US is now available, offering a climate dashboard of all kinds of historical data, expert blogs, ne

The Original All-Time Record High - July 29th

In the North Sound, the original all-time record high temperature at Everett was 17 years ago. The Podcast reviews what happened, why this year is more moderate thus far,

Big Warm Up By Midweek

A weather pattern change will result in a big warm up by midweek this week before another change cools things down. Listen for what actions to take to stay cool and safe

Latest Seasonal Weather Outlook - El Nino Advisory Issued

This Podcast describes what the latest seasonal weather outlook offers for the North Sound, for the rest of this summer and its impacts, plus into this winter. Steps to t

What Is a Red Flag Warning?

Conditions are dry across the region and no rain is in sight. Eastern Washington has already had Red Flag Warnings. Listeners have asked what is that? This Podcast explai

July - Warmest and Driest Time of the Year

July is here. It is also the warmest and driest time of the year. This Podcast offers some tips for relief from summer heat and how to help avoid wildfire starts.

Does It Always Rain on the Fourth of July?

This Podcast looks back at weather on the Fourth so far this century, offers the forecast for this holiday weekend, and offers safety measures when using fireworks.

Burn Bans Already in Place Across the North Sound

The recent warm dry weather plus the limited mountain winter snowpack has local authorities putting outdoor burn bans in place. This Podcast describes the situation, plus

Remembering the 2021 Heat Dome

This Podcast reflects back on the historic 2021 Heat Dome. Could it happen again? Listen for the answer.

The Latest Summer Weather Outlook

The latest seasonal weather outlook was just released. This Podcast offers what the outlook revealed for this summer, plus what the impacts are likely to be including lim