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27 °F (1948) , low temperature record for this date for Seattle, WA (Original Post) steve2470 Nov 2014 OP
Argh! Will be going into the thirties at night this week. Don't remind us, LOL! freshwest Nov 2014 #1
love that video, stay warm ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #2
Thanks, steve! freshwest Nov 2014 #3

freshwest

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1. Argh! Will be going into the thirties at night this week. Don't remind us, LOL!
Sat Nov 8, 2014, 10:33 PM
Nov 2014
Not that bad, really.

Saw the weather in the television evening news Friday night, all about the polar vortex doing its thing. The big storm from the Pacific sweeping into Alaska, then the Midwest and East Coast, and then to the Gulf states. But it appears to be weakening.

A bit from KIRO:



It's been very windy on and off, rainy, then sunny. Which is when the temp drops with the dry cold. The main weather events are in eastern WA:

Severe Weather Alerts for Kittitas County

last updated: 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 PST

* Wind Advisory until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014

Wind Advisory

until 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014

KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP
110 PM PST SAT NOV 8 2014

.A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO
THE KITTITAS VALLEY SUNDAY.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY.

* TIMING: LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE
KITTITAS VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS
OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

A little bit from KOMO:

http://www.komonews.com/weather/maps/

Not wanting a repeat of 2010:



Although I love, love, love that video!

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