A chance for light showers tonight before we dry out mid-week with a stronger system delivering weekend rain.

A slightly cooler than average type of day for most of us around the region. We saw cooler temperatures north of Seattle and at the coast with warmer highs to the south, with SeaTac landing just a couple of degrees shy of normal.

Backwards bolt: Watch as lightning heads skyward from NYC's World Trade Center

A thunderstorm that rolled through New York City Monday night put on a dazzling display of lightning, including several bolts that struck the World Trade Center.

Watch as lightning heads skyward from NYC's World Trade Center
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A thunderstorm that rolled through New York City Monday night put on a dazzling display of lightning, including several bolts that struck the World Trade Center. Video: Christopher Scragg

Nicholas upgraded to hurricane as it heads for Texas Gulf Coast

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Nicholas has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in Texas.

Biden: Western wildfires ‘supercharged by climate change’

“Scientists have been warning us for years that extreme weather is going to get more extreme,” President Joe Biden said after touring wildfires in northern California.

The plane truth: What made this spooky-looking cloud near Portland?

A rather surreal sight greeted visitors to the Vista House in the Columbia River Gorge on Sunday: A cloud formation that might be described as maybe a floating centipede, or some sort of feathery vortex?

Falling toward Fall - cooling down and getting wet the last weekend of summer

Today will be pleasant.  We're starting out with clouds, but the clouds will clear and this afternoon will be mostly sunny with highs below normal - upper 60s to near 70.  73 is normal for this time of the year.

Rain and cooler temperatures on the way
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Temperatures are cooling down as fall approaches. Meteorologist M.J. McDermott says rain is on the way.

Fall Has Arrived

Happy Sunday! Talk about a cool and damp weekend. Highs have been below average, and it looks like this trend will continue. Fall has arrived early :)

A Fall like day across Puget Sound! Cooler and showery as we close out the weekend.

We're tracking Fall conditions!  Can you feel the change? As we close out the weekend we'll run on the cool side for sure.  Highs today only pushing into the mid 60s. 

Pink and green: Auroras light up night sky in Tasmania, Alaska

The Southern and Northern lights pulled off spectacular shows in the skies over Tasmania and Alaska earlier this week.