Slight earthquakes shake Big Island in Hawaii and Puget Sound region, no damage reported

Hundreds of people reported feeling minor earthquakes of similar intensity on Hawaii's Big Island and on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of Seattle, but no damage was reported.

Rainy and gusty weather for Christmas in Seattle

Christmas Eve is looking chilly across Western Washington with breezy pockets and isolated showers. Christmas Day will be soggy, cloudy and cozy around Puget Sound.

Rainy and windy Christmas ahead
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FOX 13 meteorologist Abby Acone has your latest holiday forecast.

Breezy and Wet Christmas Ahead

After some patchy morning fog in spots, it shaped up to be a beautiful day! Plenty of sunshine to enjoy, a bit cooler though with highs in the mid to upper 40's.  

Christmas Eve will be cloudy with isolated showers
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Christmas Eve will be cloudy with isolated showers. It'll be breezy for the Cascade "gap" communities (e.g. North Bend and Enumclaw). There could be a light snow shower over the Cascades, but accumulations are unlikely.

Seattle weather: Damp and cloudy Christmas for Western Washington

While we're forecasting beautiful blue skies and sunshine today, the clouds and rain arrive just in time for Christmas.

Foggy start to Saturday with afternoon sunshine
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By early Saturday morning, the convergence zone is forecast to move northward into Snohomish County. This will increase snow chances along US2 and lowland rain around Everett. It will dissipate by late morning and much of Saturday is largely looking dry and pleasant.

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Christmas weekend forecast: Tricky pass travel Friday night into Saturday morning

By early Saturday morning, the convergence zone is forecast to move northward into Snohomish County. This will increase snow chances along US2 and lowland rain around Everett. It will dissipate by late morning and much of Saturday is largely looking dry and pleasant.

Tricky travel over mountain passes
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FOX 13 meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your Christmas weekend forecast

Lowland rain, mountain snow ahead Friday

We're tracking lowland rain, mountain snow, breezy weather and isolated thunderstorms Friday! We'll be dry Saturday and Sunday. Rain returns just in time for Christmas.

Lowland rain on Friday
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FOX 13 meteorologist Claire Anderson has the latest forecast for the holiday weekend.

Seattle weather: Morning fog Thursday with rain returning Friday

Some communities are waking up to dense fog and lowered visibility. Conditions should improve gradually by noon for most.

Another round of dense fog
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A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect again through Thursday for most of the Puget Sound lowlands.

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Fog rolling in to Puget Sound
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A Dense Fog Advisory in effect again tonight through noon Thursday for most of the Puget Sound lowlands.

Seattle weather: Return of rain and mountain snow Friday

This is going to be a great holiday travel week around Western Washington with the exception of Friday, which will bring lowland rain and several inches of mountain snow.

Dense fog through Wednesday morning
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Fog will be dense in spots through Wednesday morning. Winds will remain calm, so the potential for fog to not completely mix out for the lower elevations by the afternoon is possible.

Drying out overnight, morning fog Wednesday
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FOX 13 Meteorologist is tracking a mostly dry week ahead of us, before the rain returns Friday.