Weather Minds
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Do heat related illnesses differ in the northwest than other regions?
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Can the weather really make us sick...not just emotionally...but physically?
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Do migrating birds show up on radar, and if so, what do they look like?
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How much does a change in elevation affect snowfall amounts?
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Is spring rain skinnier than winter rain...there seems to be a difference to me?
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How far upriver do the tides have an impact?
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Why is there so much moss this year-it's taking over my garden-help?'
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Do you think summer will bring disastrous heat given the hot spring weather over much of the country?
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What causes raindrops to be different sizes?
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What's the projected opening for the North Cascades Highway?
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Is it true that we'll be able to see meteors tonight?
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During the last ice age, were there ice bergs in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca?
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Weather Minds: What causes high and low pressure?
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What criteria is used to define or measure visibility?
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The La Nina Forecast for a cool, wet winter was right. What about this spring and summer?
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I read July 26th has the least chance of rainfall-is that true...and which day has the greatest chance?
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In Wales, in the United Kingdom, forecasters mention 'grey cloud' and 'white cloud' as weather conditions...what do they mean?
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Can there be a rainbow when snow is falling; i.e., a 'snow bow'?
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What is the latest we've seen measurable snow in western Washington?
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When on average, does the weather east of the Cascades become warmer than west of the Cascades?
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Is there a 'reverse' wind chill...where calm winds make it feel warmer than the actual air temperature?
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What criteria are used to determine the various levels of avalanche hazard?
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How can it snow when the air temperature is well above freezing?
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How cold and windy does it have to be to produce noticeable wind chill?
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Hopefully there's no such thing as a tractionless tire...so what exactly is a traction tire?
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Why do the tops of tall trees blow madly, but the bottom part of those same trees blow only slightly?
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What's the status of the ozone hole over Antarctica?
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How do clouds retain the water that becomes rain...and is it clean or dirty?
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What's the difference between 'windy' and 'breezy' in your forecasts?
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Does THAT Pennsylvania Ground Hog have any bearing on Washington's Weather Prospects?
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Why is it so quiet outside when it's snowing?
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Do bears at lower, snow-free elevations still hibernate for the winter?
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Are birds that normally 'winter' to the north coming farther south, into western Washington?
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During the summer, winds tend to be northwesters...but in winter...southeasters-why the switch?
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Did we set a record for a dry December, or did the wet weather the end of the month make up for the first half?
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Sunday evening, the sky was a beautiful red...but without smoke or dust-is that possible?
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Why do you use ranges of temperatures instead of a specific single temperature for overnight lows?
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What exactly is drizzle, and does it 'measure' in the rain gauge?
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What determines the size of rain drops?
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How is the height of ocean swell measured along the coast?
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What is Bio-Fog?
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Is it ever too cold to snow?
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What conditions are needed to have the 'shafts of light' in the sky as seen in paintings?
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What exactly is freezing fog, and what's the difference between freezing fog and ice fog?
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Why is the air quality worse in Pierce and Snohomish counties than King County?
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Why do radars sometimes show a cluster of 'rain' near them, when the rest of the area is clear...and no rain is really falling?
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Will we get snow in western Washington this winter, and how much?
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If the moon has no gravity, how does it cause tides on earth?
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What's the difference between breezy and windy?
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Does the temperature often drop 1-2 degrees around sunrise?
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There were huge maple leaves this fall...did the weather cause that?
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Why is there more static electricity in the fall and winter?
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Has there been any update on La Nina for this winter?
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What does the snow level have to do with anything anyway?
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We had a cool and wet summer...what accounts for the great fall color?
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What do you mean by 'near Sound' in your forecasts?
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What do you mean by inland areas in your forecasts?
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What is ground fog, and what causes it?
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How can we get a cold front when it's not winter...and it's not that cold?
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Will Weather 'Averages' be impacted by this year's crazy weather?
