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The Wind Advisory expired at 10 p.m. and while it remains a bit breezy Tuesday, strong winds won’t be a problem until Wednesday.
The atmospheric river will shift south across Oregon and far southern Washington into Tuesday morning and that will mean not as much rain for the morning commute. However, the heavy rain will shift back northward Tuesday evening and stay around through midweek. We can expect the bulk of the rainfall from this event Tuesday night through Thursday.
It will also be windy once again on Wednesday which will bring another round of concern about trees suddenly falling in the soaked soils.
If you live in an area where flooding has occurred in the past, you will likely see some of the same conditions this coming week. As the week progresses, we will likely observe more rain from Seattle southward and less rain to the north of Everett. But it’s important to point out that all of western Washington will be impacted from heavy rain this week.
The Snohomish River at Snohomish is forecast to reach record levels on Thursday with this midweek rainfall.
The latest river forecast map can be found here.
Snow levels near or above 5,000 feet means snow will fall only on the higher slopes and volcanoes.
Additional rainfall totals of 5-10″ in the mountains and 2-4″ in the lowlands can be expected from Tuesday evening through Thursday.
Rainfall will taper on Friday though the threat of landslides and fallen trees will continue into the weekend with saturated soils.
There will be adjustments to the weather forecast every day this week. Stay informed with the latest information on KIRO7.