By launching more balloons even thousands of miles from Hurricane Ian meteorologists and the computers that generate our forecast models can get updated real-time weather data from the upper atmosphere that are crucial to the accuracy of model projections.
Mother Nature has been putting on incredible shows for days across Washington State, with a multiple-day Northern Lights event mixed in with another scene of glowing waters from bioluminescence off the northern coast.
As we enter Lightning Safety Awareness Week, lightning safety experts stress that being outside anywhere is a dangerous risk when lightning is in the area.
Seattle's maximum temperature of 73 degrees so far in 2022 is a record for the coldest high temperature through June 15, and is cooler than some towns much farther north!