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Pull out your thicker down comforters and get ready to close your windows at night, because we’re jumping headlong into autumn. On the first day of fall, we’re looking ahead to a week full of spotty showers, widespread rain and a few sun breaks. Temperatures are expected to be cooler than normal, and we could even see some snow in the mountains. The first weak weather system will move through the Puget Sound area Monday afternoon through Tuesday, bringing scattered showers through the region, said Jacob DeFlitch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle. There’s a chance of clearing on Wednesday, which is likely to be the driest day we see this week, he said. By Wednesday evening, however, the next frontal system will be moving into the region, bringing heavier and more widespread rain, DeFlitch said. All these fronts will be coming in from over the Pacific Ocean and will bring cooler temperatures that are expected to lower the freezing level from … [Read more...] about Fall is here — and this week’s Seattle weather will certainly feel like it

The Seattle area could see its first gales, or strong marine winds, of the fall season on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle. Temperatures are predicted to be a bit cooler than usual that day. A frontal system Tuesday will push out the cool upper-level trough that’s been overhead, bringing significant rain to the whole region and brisk winds to the coastal marine areas, making for “the most active weather day of the week,” said meteorologist Kirby Cook. Some areas along the coast and parts of South King County may also see isolated thunderstorms in the evening, according to the weather service. Tuesday’s high temperature is predicted to be 63 degrees, down slightly from Monday’s high of 68, he said. Highs at this time of year are usually in the high 60s, he said. “It will feel like fall [on Tuesday], but we should have some drier, more benign weather the rest of the week,” Cook said Monday morning. The weather … [Read more...] about Heavy rain, gale winds headed our way — but nicer weather may be back soon

If you feel like we just skipped the end of summer and went straight into fall, you’re not alone. With a forecast this week for “much cooler” weather than last week and at least three days of scattered showers and drizzle, “it will feel like fall,” said meteorologist Kirby Cook of the National Weather Service in Seattle. An upper-level trough bringing unstable and unsettled weather patterns and widely scattered showers to the Puget Sound region Monday and Tuesday will keep things “cool and drippy” for the first part of the week, Cook said Monday morning. An upper-level ridge will bring some sunshine to the area on Wednesday and Thursday, when we’ll likely see sun breaks in the afternoon and highs in the mid-70s, Cook said. Thursday, he said, is likely to be the sunniest day of the week. Clouds, cooler temperatures and a good chance of wetter weather return on Friday and are likely to last through the weekend, he said. In North Everett, a … [Read more...] about Is fall here already? It’ll feel like it this week, says National Weather Service in Seattle

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly confirmed Saturday that a tornado touched down in South Jersey's Cumberland County during this week's storms, and another touched down in Mercer County. The South Jersey tornado hit land in Millville on Wednesday, near the city's sewer department facility, according to the NWS's report. The tornado was rated an EF-0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which ranks tornados from EF-0 to EF-5 in terms of severity. Here's the NWS's full summary of the tornado, which the weather service termed a "weak" tornado: "A weak tornado briefly touched down in Millville, New Jersey, on Wednesday evening. The tornado touched down in a field of solar panels adjacent to the Millville City Sewer Department facility. Several rows of solar panels sustained damage either from the tornado or from the falling debris of other panels, with a couple rows of panels largely destroyed. The tornado continued into a wooded area. A twisting patern observed in the damage to the … [Read more...] about National Weather Service confirms tornado touched down, destroyed solar panels in South Jersey

Philadelphia authorities confirmed at least one person has died due to the excessive heat that torched the region during the weekend. Officials with the Philadelphia Department of Health said a 70-year-old man's death in West Philadelphia on Saturday was due to the hot weather. No other details were provided. This is the city's first heat-related death of 2019. By comparison, during July 1993 in Philadelphia, the medical examiner's office determined 118 deaths were heat-related, the CDC reported. And officials in Chicago reported two heat-related deaths over the weekend, bringing that city's total to three for the year. The National Weather Service had issued a heat advisory over the weekend due to high temperatures in the 90s and heat index temperatures that felt like 109 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Beginning last Wednesday, officials had declared a city-wide heat health emergency. Libraries that double as cooling centers stayed open … [Read more...] about Philadelphia man dies from weekend heat wave – city’s first hot weather death of 2019