The 75th percentile temperature is based on the 1991–2020 reference period. Summer temperatures are hanging around longer in Seattle and nationwide, a new analysis finds, as climate change affects the ...

Mid-October will offer the best chance to see fall colors in most of western and northeast Washington, the map indicated, ...

SEATTLE — Are you feeling starry eyed and vaguely discontented? Or perhaps jumpy, like a puppet on some string? Don't worry, you have a common ailment this week in the Pacific Northwest: spring fever.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ...

The Seattle area has climbed into a warmer zone when it comes to wintertime plant survival, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This month, the USDA announced the newest iteration of its ...

SEATTLE — A weather system brought another round of rain and gusty winds to western Washington on Wednesday, but drier conditions are just on the horizon. A compact Pacific storm passed over the Puget ...

If you’ve been wondering what climate change means for your neighborhood, you’re in luck. The most detailed interactive map yet of the United States’ vulnerability to dangers such as fire, flooding, ...