Fog May Limit Views of Seattle’s New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Seattle New Year's Eve weather forecast: What to expect at the Space Needle at midnight

If you woke up to a wall of white this morning, you were not alone. Dense fog blanketed the Puget Sound region Wednesday, reducing visibility and slowing commutes across the I-5 corridor from Lacey to Everett. So what caused it? “We’ve got a nice little inversion going on where there’s a bit of warmer air aloft,” meteorologist Scott Sistek of the Emerald City Weather Blog told “Seattle’s Morning News” on KIRO Newsradio Wednesday. “When we get th…

Fog may limit views of Seattle’s New Year’s Eve fireworks

Forecast models suggest partially or fully obscured views of the New Year’s Eve fireworks at the Space Needle.

How the Space Needle gears up for its New Year's fireworks show

A second-generation pyro team created a dazzling New Year's celebration for Alaska Airlines New Years at the Needle.

Seattle sees winter freeze, but meteorologists say it could get much colder - Technology Shout

This story was originally published on my northwest website. The cold snap marks a significant shift from unseasonably warm weather earlier this month. But, according to KIRO 7 meteorologist Robert Van Winkle, this winter’s temperatures haven’t been nearly as cold as expected. “These numbers, as grim as they sound or look, are nothing compared to the records we set this time of year,” Van Winkle said. “We can get down to single digits, like in 1…