03.06.2025

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Today’s Forecast

🌷Warm up to spring

Rows of yellow, magenta, and light pink tulips stretch out away from the camera towards a light pink sunset.

Tulip Town’s vast fields are even more fun to wander after a drink at its wine + beer garden. | Photo via Tulip Town

*Yawnnnnnnnn* — oh, goodness. Excuse us. We almost hibernated straight through our first 7 p.m. sunset.

That’s right, Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday at 2 a.m., bringing us the first surefire sign that warmth and sunshine is slowly returning to us.

Here’s what to expect as Seattle defrosts.

Temp outlook spring.gif — It looks like we may have a bit of a chilly spring.

🌡 Temperature

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Climate Prediction Center, we have a 40-50% chance of temperatures being lower than normal. With that in mind, March should finally be when we start to see a little more warmth, with high temps averaging ~52° and lows of ~42°. Still chilly, but definitely warmer than February.

🌧 Precipitation

We had a drier than normal winter thanks to a La Niña that decided to form late in the season. However, Seattle now has a 40-50% chance of seeing above normal rainfall amounts this spring.

The month-by-month play

Events

Thursday, March 6

Friday, March 7

Here to Pee: A Trans Comedy Protest Tour | 6:30 p.m. | The Rendezvous | $20 | Support regional LGBTQ+ advocacy groups by laughing along with these hilarious performers.

Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form Opening Party | 7:30 p.m. | Museum of Pop Culture | $42 | This exhibits immersive opening party will transport you to the Forest of Lunarda where attendees will find culinary delights, 400+ Asian works, an Anime Rave, cosplay contest, and more.

Saturday, March 8

5th Annual Alki Beach Winter Beer Festival (21+) | 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Alki Beach Park Bathhouse Lawn Outdoor Event Space | $20+ | You might find that you’re feeling much braver about the event’s added polar plunge after sampling 10 different beers.

Bored Teachers: The Struggle is Real Comedy Tour | Saturday, March 8 | 3 + 7:30 p.m. | The Moore Theatre | $30 | Being a teacher is no easy task — go laugh off the stress you’ve accumulated in your back from hunching over turned-in homework with this comedy tour.

Dance Theatre of Harlem | Saturday, March 8-Sunday, March 9 | Times vary | Paramount Theatre | $34.50+ | The prestigious New York-based dance company blends classical ballet with the rhythm of Black social dances in this awe-inspiring performance.

Sunday, March 9

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 7:30 p.m. | Neptune Theatre | $53+ | The Nigerian literary legend is touring with her latest work “Dream Count.”

Wednesday, March 12

Thursday, March 13

Kelsea Ballerini | 7 p.m. | Climate Pledge Arena | $46+ | The Grammy-nominated country artist will also soon appear as a judge on season 27 of “The Voice.”

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News Notes

Sports

Big news happening around the Seahawks this week. The team released Tyler Lockett after 10 years of playtime in Seattle. DK Metcalf has also reportedly asked to be traded. Hear from the local experts as they break down the latest happenings with Locked On’s daily, Seahawks-focused podcasts.

Biz

Google is officially moving away from the “Center of the Universe”. The tech biz confirmed that it intends to pull its local employees from its Fremont location to its South Lake Union offices in an attempt to foster internal community. Google did not release a timeline for the move, but also appears to be leaving its Kirkland hub as-is. (GeekWire)

Travel

Feeling that travel lust? Another airline is now offering service at the Seattle Paine Field International Airport in Everett. Frontier Airlines will fly to Las Vegas, Denver, and Phoenix three times a week. Tickets are already on sale starting at $29. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Community

King County recently purchased a SODO building with the intention of turning it into a sobering center, where people who are unhoused can recover from intoxication and be connected to treatment. No date was announced for when the center might open. The current sobering center is located at 400 Yesler. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Open

Hole-y moly. After closing its downtown location five years ago, Top Pot Doughnuts has reopened its Third Avenue shop at the base of the Pacific Building. This particular location originally opened in 2012, but closed indefinitely during the pandemic. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Drink

Booch, please. A new self-serve Kombucha bar is now open on Capitol Hill. Portland-based SOMA Kombucha opened its latest location on East Pike Street, where customers will need to download an app to unlock the shop’s doors and make their fermented purchases. Add-ons include a CBD tincture and red light photobiomodulation therapy. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)

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City Guide

When you forget to pack your lunch

Two salads from Homegrown Seattle sit on a black table

Hot office tea is best poured with a nice, big green salad on a patio — don’t cha think? | Photo by @snackingonseattle

Looking for a tasty, local lunch spot that doesn’t break the bank? We’re here for you, Seattle. Check out this list of 20 places where lunch for one costs $15 or less.

Marination
Forget that you have to go back to work in an hour and chow down on some Hawaiian fried rice, miso ginger chicken plates, and tacos (two for $7).

Jack’s Fish Spot
Seafood doesn’t get much fresher than eating it directly at the Pike Place fishmonger’s shops. This spot’s lunch specials are super reasonable across the board, too.

Saigon Deli
Loved by even the New York Times, these $5 sandwiches pull lines that wrap around the block at lunchtime. You may have a wait, but it’ll be worth it.

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The Wrap

Already, time to get nerdy about spring for a minute.

One of my favorite natural events of the spring is the gradual return of the Swainson’s Thrush. They’re migrational birds that head south for the winter, but they have the prettiest calls. It sounds like a flute echoing through the forest.

Anyways, I heard my first ones the other day and I am delighted.

Answered

What event feels most like the start of Spring in Seattle for you?

With spring just at our fingertips, we were curious last week about what you all felt was the biggest signifier that we had officially made it out of winter’s gloom. Most of you all (70%) said that UW’s cherry blossom bloom felt the most like the start of the season, followed up by the first 60° day with 18% of the vote.

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