WASHINGTON STATE — As western Washington welcomes the long holiday weekend, cold temperatures are coming with it and staying into next week. A cold weather pattern is settling in and will hang ...

The National Weather Service in Portland has released its latest probability-based forecast for freezing rain and snow for western Oregon and southwest Washington. The likelihood of freezing rain ...

Photo of the Seattle skyline on Feb. 11, when a cold weather advisory is in effect across western Washington until Wednesday morning. In Bellingham, wind chills could reach 0 degrees.

The record low for Feb. 13 (which is probably safe), is 18 degrees, also set in 1949. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia if people have prolonged exposure.