Seattle’s record-setting dry spell ends — and icy winds are coming

Tuesday’s rain marks a return to regular for Seattle after the town set a brand new November dry streak document of 14 days, breaking the earlier 13-day document set in 2000.

Driving the information: Seattle is predicted to get .25 to .50 inches of rain in 24 hours earlier than the skies dry up once more between Wednesday and Thursday, in keeping with Justin Shaw of Seattle Weather Blog and the Nationwide Climate Service forecast workplace in Seattle.

• “Will probably be lighter than common by November requirements,” stated Shaw, “however it might really feel like a storm after the month we have had.”
• November is normally Seattle’s wettest month with a median rainfall whole of 6.31 inches, stated climate service meteorologist Dustin Man. To this point this month, Seattle has recorded 1.67 inches.
• However do not assume that is how the month will finish, Man stated. “Issues have a means of adjusting rapidly round right here.”

Wednesday and Thursday are predicted to be largely cloudy and dry with rain returning Friday, persevering with on and off via the weekend, stated Man.

What’s subsequent: The Puget Sound area can count on considerably colder temperatures subsequent week with icy winds blowing in from the Fraser River Valley.

• Shaw and Man each stated it is too early to understand how chilly it can get or whether or not snow within the lowlands is feasible.
• Daytime highs could possibly be within the low 40s with in a single day lows within the 30s.