We want your thoughts on an age-old local debate: Umbrella, or no umbrella?
🌧️ Zoom in: Newcomers and out-of-towners may not get why longtime Seattleites often shun umbrellas, given the city's long stretches of rainy weather.
But expressing disdain for the bumbershoot has become somewhat of a local pastime, and some locals consider not carrying an umbrella to be an unspoken rule in the Emerald City.
Many longtime residents say that our type of rain — somewhere between drizzle and intermittent showers — make a hooded rain coat a better option, particularly when it's windy.
Yes, but: Recent bouts of extreme weather have left Seattle soggier than in past decades. And climate models predict more heavy rainfall in the future, potentially making some of our age-old adages about Seattle weather out of date.
So, we're curious: When it comes to umbrella-wielding, where do you stand?
