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Sunshine and warm weather arrive in Seattle, along with allergy season

The sun is peeking out for St. Patrick's day and highs Saturday are expected to top 60 degrees. But the leprechaun brought a trick with his sun-shining pot of gold. The weather is triggering the beginning of allergy season.

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Seattle hits record cold for February 23

Seattle hit a record cold temperature Thursday, Feb. 23 with a high of 35 degrees.

A huge winter storm is expected to affect millions across 22 states

The winter storm will bring "a large swath of heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast" this week, the National Weather Service says.

Wintry weather leads to more than 1,000 flight cancellations across the U.S.

On top of the cancellations, another 4,700 flights were delayed nationwide on Monday as Texas and nearby states dealt with freezing temperatures and wintry precipitation.

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Western Washington braces for another round of extreme weather

After surviving holiday snow, crawling up icy streets on ill-advised dog walks and enduring frigid temperatures, Western Washington faces a new wave of weather warnings Tuesday — winds gusting to 70 mph along the coast, gale warnings in Puget Sound and Hood Canal, heavy snow forecast in the mountains, significant rainfall in the lowlands and the threat of flooding and landslides.

Hazardous winter weather could threaten holiday travel across the U.S.

Just as travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, an artic front in the Midwest and and record-breaking cold temperatures along the Gulf Coast and in the Eastern U.S. could bring dangerous conditions.

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Cold temps, lowland snow and possible flooding in the forecast

Beware, holiday travelers. Record cold temperatures and heavy lowland snow are possible early this week, followed by rain and potential flooding over the weekend.