North Sound Weather Minute

This podcast addresses the question - is summer weather over? Listen for the details and learn whether summer weather may or may not return before fall arrives.

Sept 1st marks the start of meteorological fall. But doesn't summer run for another three weeks? Learn the difference by listening to this Podcast.

10 years ago, a historic summer wind storm struck Western Washington and the North Sound. This podcast revisits that wind storm, what happened, and could it happen again.

The podcast describes the return of much warmer summer weather this weekend and beyond, and why. Plus, there are hot summer weather safety recommendations as well.

The American Meteorologist Society recently released the annual State of the Climate report for 2024. This podcast reviews the highlights of the report that reflect the ongoing warming of our planet.…

A big change in the weather will bring much needed rain late this week. But is summer over? Listen to learn how much rain is in store and the answer to that end of summer question.

The Perseids peak this week. Learn when and where to look at the Northern Hemisphere's most popular meteor annual event, and how the meteor shower got its name by listening here.

Thanks to clearing skies, a unique night sky event will unfold this weekend to near the end of the month. Listen to learn what six planets will align, offering you a chance to see this exceptional ev…

It has been nearly two months since the North Sound had a significant rainfall. Listen to learn what is expected this week, steps to take to stay safe on the roads, and what lies ahead starting this …

This podcast looks back in ancient time to learn where the phrase Dog Days of Summer began. The story may surprise you!

Remember the hot day back on July 29th, 2009? That all-time record high has been matched twice since. Learn if it can happen again and what the rest of the summer weather looks like.

With wildfire season in full gear, this podcast addresses steps to avoid reduce the impact of wildfire smoke, and how to help avoid starting wildfires and defending your home or business.

The recent heat wave has kicked the local wildfire season into high gear. Listen to learn more about the current weather conditions, the latest seasonal weather outlook into September, and how wildfi…

Temperatures will ramp up this week. This podcast describes how hot, what steps to take to be cooler safely, and the rising wildfire conditions.

This Podcast describes how dry the North Sound is and highlights wildfire season is here. Steps on helping defend from wildfires for homes and businesses, plus steps to help prevent wildfires are pre…

The answer to this question is addressed in this podcast plus what the weather looks like for this year's Independence Day as well as noting the ongoing dry conditions and the fire threat with firewo…

It was 4 years ago in late June when the Pacific Northwest suffered the historic 'heat dome'. Learn what happened then, why it happened, and could it happen again by listening.

This Podcast describes the long history of the summer solstice around the world, plus when does it occur and will the first weekend of summer be summerlike? Listen for the details.

Some call the recent weather - June Gloom. This Podcast describes the weather pattern after a warm start to the month, resulting in the marine cloud cover, and what the weather outlook is for the res…

Many know the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. Yet did you know there is another local warning reception service? Learn all about this little known system by listening to this po…