Seattle, WA
Seattle weather: Another round of rain and wind heading our way Wednesday
Rain clearing, cooler temperatures nonetheless dwindling
FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Villegas and Forecaster Erin Mayovsky have the main points.
SEATTLE – Highs on Tuesday climbed into the higher 50s to low 60s throughout the area. Seattle hit 61 whereas cities to the south warming only a contact extra into the mid-60s for Kelso.
Our dry situations will flip blustery fairly rapidly. This occurs into the in a single day hours as one other, stronger, system strikes onshore. As this entrance strikes by, rain will turn into heavy at instances, particularly into early Wednesday morning… simply in time for the commute. We’ll additionally see snow for the Cascades–so know the roads earlier than you go!
This is a peek at what tomorrow morning appears like at about 7am: Lows sit within the mid to higher 40s as you get out the door. Regular for this time of yr is 49 in a single day.
By the night commute, not a lot moisture to take care of within the lowlands, however snow will proceed to fall for the Northern Cascades.
We’ve got a “Winter Climate Advisory” in impact for a lot of the Central and Northern Cascades. We’re forecasting 4-15″ inches of snow above 4,000′, with the heaviest quantities falling over Mt. Baker. This alert goes into impact early Wednesday by early Thursday. Not solely will snowfall, winds will get gusty at instances and that would create poor visibilities when driving by the passes.
And let’s not overlook in regards to the winds….search for gusts all through the day as much as 40 mph for the Central Sound with potential larger gusts for the Coast, the Islands, and North Sound. A “Wind Advisory” begins at 5 am tomorrow for the Islands and Western Skagit and Western Whatcom Counties. Search for sustained winds out of the south 30-40mph with gusts as much as 55mph. Winds will begin to loosen up round 8 pm.
The Coast is beneath a “Wind Advisory” too. Count on gusts as much as 50mph by 5 pm tomorrow.
Parts of Central and SE WA beneath a “Wind Advisory” as effectively. The alert goes into impact round midday lasting till about 10 pm. Winds kick up from the west 20-35mph with gusts as much as 45.
As soon as we push previous Wednesday, just some lingering showers into Thursday as a cool upper-level trough dangle over the realm.
Our warm-up begins Saturday as weak excessive stress builds within the Pacific. This can assist push highs to close regular! The typical for this time of yr is 67, leaping to 68 Sunday.
As we glance early subsequent week count on just a few passing showers with largely cloudy days. Highs drop into the higher 50s to low 60s. Get pleasure from!
Have an amazing night time all! ~Erin Mayovsky, FOX 13 Forecaster
