Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog

You have heard of rainstorms, snowstorms, and windstorms.  It is time to create another one: the smokestorm.   And tonight and tomorrow ...

Take a deep breath.  It's ok. Air quality has greatly improved at low levels over western Washington as cool, clean marine air has pus...

Air quality in western Washington is very poor right now. Incredibly, in central Puget Sound it is probably the worst in the nearly two-de...

The rising sun this morning in Seattle has that other worldly red-yellow color and a thick haze lays over western Washington. The reason? ...

There are many Canadian imports we value, such as maple syrup and wood products, but one we would rather do without:  smoke from major wildf...

A strong upper level trough will move inland over the region tonight and tomorrow morning bringing cooling weather, clouds, some precipitati...