National Pollinator Week: Why we should thank a bug for dinner

This week is National Pollinator Week. It's time to give thanks and reflect on the tireless service that bees, birds, bats, butterflies, moths, flies and many more animals perform every spring and summer. But why?

California woman, 2 dogs struck and killed by lightning

The woman was walking with her two dogs on a Los Angeles-area bike path when it appeared that all three were struck by lightning and killed.

Lightning safety: When thunder roars, even taking out the trash can turn deadly

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.

Cooler and cloudier Wednesday, heating up this weekend

A weak system is impacting Western Washington today, bringing light showers, clouds and cooler temperatures.

Seattle weather: Summer is here and highs will warm into the 80s!

What a way to start the summer: above-normal temperatures across the region! Seattle hit 76 today, and that's four degrees above average on this first day of the new season!

Temps getting into the mid 80s over the weekend
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The end of the week and beginning of the next will see above-average highs, with Sunday expected to hit 85 around Puget Sound

Finally feeling like summer

Tomorrow marks the first day of summer and it'll finally feel like it! Temperatures will climb into the 70s for most of us under partly to mainly cloudy skies.

Get ready for more mosquitos in western Washington as temps rise

As temperatures finally start to rise, biologists say to expect more mosquitoes than normal in western Washington and other parts of the Pacific Northwest. 

Temps in the 80s this weekend
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After a chilly June, temperatures will finally be in the low 80s for the first official week of summer.

Debunking 7 myths about lightning

Lightning can inspire awe, so it’s no surprise that people have developed a few tall tales about it.

First day of summer is June 21: The science behind the summer solstice

Summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 21 with the summer solstice, the day with the greatest amount of possible daylight and the shortest night.