In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice is five days from today. Where I am, in Seattle, the sun will be above the horizon for only about 8.5 hours. It

In the northern hemisphere the winter solstice is five days from today. Where I am, in Seattle, the sun will be above the horizon for only about 8.5 hours. It will also likely be cloudy. Contrast this with the summer solstice, where we get about 16 hours with the sun above the horizon.