Northwest Weather Podcast S1E48: Warm & Dry for the 4th of July
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Abby Acone and Traffic Anchor Adam Gehrke take a look back on what was a warm June and look ahead to what is expected to be a warm and dry 4th of July in the Puget Sound. The two also offer some friendly reminders that wildfire season is here and the best ways to avoid sparking a brush fire accidentally on our roads.

Seattle weather: Wednesday will start out cloudy
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Mostly cloudy skies to start Wednesday as we continue to see upper level troughing over the Pacific Northwest. A few areas of patchy drizzle can't be ruled out as well.

Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises, rescue efforts underway
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A week after two deadly earthquakes struck Venezuela, survivors are still being pulled from the rubble as the focus shifts to aid distribution and urgent medical care.

Officials blame Lake Chelan, WA logjam on Pioneer Fire, winter storms

Boats, pontoons and jet skis are stuck along the shoreline of Lake Chelan's Wapato Point, leaving citizens concerned that this is the worst debris event to hit the area in decades.

Seattle weather: Continued cool, Fourth of July sunshine ahead

Skies are forecast to gradually clear through the week and into the weekend. We will also begin warming once again into the upper 70s in time for the Fourth of July holiday.

World Cup fans brace for weather phenomenon known as 'heat dome'

A threatening heat dome will engulf the central and eastern U.S. this week with heat index temperatures — which combine air temperature with humidity — soaring into the triple-digits in some areas.

Dry June sparks massive fireworks bans across WA

With the Fourth of July just days away, a dry June has prompted strict burn and firework bans across western Washington. Here is where fireworks are illegal to discharge this Independence Day.

Seattle weather: Summer warmth returns for the holiday weekend

Cool and cloudy conditions will persist through Thursday in Seattle, with warmer and sunnier days ahead for the holiday weekend.

Lake Chelan, WA boats stuck in logjam just days before Fourth of July

Lake Chelan visitors are stuck shoreside after tons of logs, ash and mountain gunk were washed into the lake from the burn scar area of the 2024 Pioneer Fire.

How to stay cool and save on energy as heat dome brings triple-digit temperatures to millions

Temperatures in the 90s are spreading across the Midwest and will reach the East Coast by midweek, when it will feel like 100 to 110 degrees for tens of millions of people ahead of the 4th of July weekend. Here are some tips to stay cool, save on energy, and not break the bank.