Seattle weather: Cold start to Thursday morning ahead of evening showers

SEATTLE – Highs on Wednesday landed under common once more. Seattle hit 47 on the Nationwide Climate Service workplace on Sandpoint Approach whereas the Sea-Tac Airport solely warmed to 44. 

Get able to layer up once more as you head out the door tomorrow! We’re a frosty morning for certain. 

In a single day, temps backside out within the higher 20s to the south with close to freezing for the metro space and barely heat circumstances to the north, within the mid-30s. 

Total, temperatures are cooler than the seasonal low norm of 38. 

We’ll begin Thursday primarily dry, besides the coast has an opportunity for a couple of gentle showers. Skies will stay principally cloudy by way of the day as a weak entrance strikes inland.

By the night commute, showers unfold from the west into Puget Sound. Areas to the south and north have the most effective probability for gentle showers. 

Highs Thursday heat a couple of levels above Wednesday’s highs into the mid to higher 40s. The mountains will see temps climb into the mid 30s.

By late Thursday evening into early Friday, rain stretches throughout parts of Western WA from the southwest coast into Seattle and as much as the mountains the place snow ranges sit close to 2,000 ft. 

Should you’re retaining observe of how a lot rain we’ve got within the bucket at Sea-Tac, we’re behind for the month thus far and the 12 months.  

As of now, we solely have 1.29″ and which means we’d like one other 2.47″ to hit the common for the month of February. And as of Jan. 1  till now, we solely have 4.38″ which is nicely under the place we usually are up up to now. (7.91″) 

Search for a couple of quick-moving early showers Friday, in any other case, skies filter briefly for a partly to a principally cloudy day. Highs are cool, close to 45. 

The weekend brings an opportunity for a couple of extra showers in between dry durations.  Highs hold within the mid to higher 40s underneath principally cloudy skies.

By Presidents’ Day, low strain begins digging in bringing an opportunity for a extra organized system to ship widespread showers by the night. Each highs and lows will land within the 40s. 

Winds will develop into gusty at instances with rain turning to showers by Tuesday.  

The prolonged outlook will get slightly attention-grabbing as chilly air returns bringing temperatures again down to close freezing in a single day with highs solely close to 40.  

Snow ranges drop as nicely and by Wednesday we’re close to 400ft.  We could see some snow flurries early Wednesday earlier than drying out some.  Keep tuned!   

Have an excellent remainder of the week all! ~Erin Mayovsky, FOX 13 Forecaster

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