Embrace the brevity of daylight as we mark the arrival of the winter solstice in Seattle, ushering in the shortest day of the year in 2023.
On Thursday, we'll be treated to a total of eight hours, 25 minutes, and 25 seconds of daylight—Mother Nature's not-so-generous offering, considering it's the winter solstice, the year's briefest day. At precisely 7:27 p.m. in Seattle, the northern hemisphere will be tilted approximately 23 degrees away from the sun, reaching its farthest point from the solar source, as reported by the National Weather Service.
The sun's seemingly reluctant appearance on Thursday
coincides with the onset of winter, even though Seattle has already experienced
wintry conditions earlier in the month.
Once Thursday's modest eight hours of daylight pass, Earth's
axial tilt will gradually guide the northern hemisphere back toward longer
days. Although the subsequent days will only offer incremental increases in
daylight, by the time the summer solstice arrives on June 20, Seattle is
projected to bask in 15 hours, 59 minutes, and 18 seconds of daylight, as
reported by Time and Date.
The shortest day of the year will begin shrouded in dense fog across the Seattle area. Conditions will then remain dry and “generally fair” as high pressure hangs out overhead, according to Steve Reedy, a meteorologist with the weather service in Seattle.
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