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Seattle is generally protected from large snow accumulations due to warm air from the Pacific Ocean and Puget Sound. Colder air from Canada was able to push through this weekend, allowing for snow.
The proximity of the Convergence Zone to the King-Snohomish County line is the reason that cities located just north or south of the line, which are located within the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, approach Seattle in annual precipitation. The effect of the Puget Sound Convergence Zone nearly offsets that of the rain shadow. [4]
As of 12 p.m. on Saturday, tens of thousands of people in Puget Sound still don’t have power following Tuesday’s bomb cyclone. We’re keeping a close watch on efforts to restore power.
Get the Seattle, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
One of many exceptions to Seattle's reputation as a damp location occurs in El Niño years, when marine weather systems track as far south as California and less than the usual precipitation falls in the Puget Sound area. [23] However, the El Nino of 2015-2016 caused an increase in rainfall.
The term "Puget Sound" is used not just for the body of water but also the Puget Sound region centered on the sound. Major cities on the sound include Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, and Everett. Puget Sound is also the second-largest estuary in the United States, after Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia. [8]
The disturbance that brought the second round of windy weather to some spots in Western Washington is still sitting off the coast. Bands of rain will wrap around and move onshore into Puget Sound ...
Most of the day will bring sunshine to the Puget Sound area, with high temperatures remaining in the teens and twenties. Seattle - Extremely cold temperatures will stick around through the weekend ...