Life and Times in Leschi
Landslides in Leschi, Part 2 Early 20th century slides and the city’s prevention efforts In late November 1909, residents from 32nd and...
Roger Lippman
22 hours ago
Sunrises, Sunsets and Solstices
We all know the shortest day of the year is the winter solstice. The 2022 winter solstice will fall on December 21, and Seattle will only...
Leschi Council
Nov 26, 2022
The 2022–2023 Winter Forecast
The 2022–2023 Winter will be the third consecutive winter with a La Nina in the Tropical Pacific. During a La Nina, the...
Leschi Council
Oct 23, 2022
La Niña Persists in Pacific
Most La Niñas and El Niños peak in December or early January. In fact, El Niño was first called “El Niño de Navidad” (translated from...
Leschi Council
Mar 27, 2022
Record Drought Impacting the Pacific Northwest
The Western US is currently experiencing some of the most severe drought conditions on record. You can see it in the brown grass across...
Leschi Council
Sep 1, 2021
Reviewing the January 12–13, 2021 Windstorm
Late on January 12th and early on January 13th, a surprise windstorm ravaged the Pacific Northwest, knocking out power to 559,000...
Leschi Council
Feb 1, 2021
La Niña Strengthens, Good Ski Season Expected
If you looked east across Lake Washington on one of our few sunny days this past month, you’ve probably seen the gorgeous, snow-tipped...
Leschi Council
Dec 1, 2020
The Blob Reaches Our Shores
The “Blob” first entered the Pacific Northwest meteorological lexicon way back in 2014, when UW atmospheric sciences professor and...
Leschi Council
Nov 1, 2020

Fire and Wind
If you told me that a Labor Day windstorm brought 12 consecutive hours of sustained hurricane-force winds to Timberline ski resort on Mt....
Leschi Council
Oct 1, 2020
La Niña Arrives, Blob Strengthens
Global sea-surface-temperature (SST) anomalies as of 8/14/2020. Note the massive Blob in the A Northeast Pacific and a developing La Nina...
Leschi Council
Sep 1, 2020
The Fire Outlook for 2020
This article missed the June issue by just a few days, and we felt it was important enough that we print it in September; we can already...
Leschi Council
Sep 1, 2020
Less Traffic: Cleaner Skies?
With the substantial decrease in travel due to stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus, many urban areas have seen declines in...
Leschi Council
May 1, 2020