With the official start of spring season on Friday, western Washington will enjoy some typical spring-like weather this coming week. Many of the flood warnings from the past few days have expired but be alert for high water in some places through tomorrow. Most all the area rivers are on the way down, but it will be a few days before levels return to normal.
Steep slopes and mountains around the area will still be at risk for landslides due to all the rain and melting snow from the past few days. The landslide risk will go down a little by midweek.
Tomorrow will bring a weak front moving through with just a few showers. The best chance for rain will be in the western and northwestern counties including the islands and areas north and west of Seattle. Most of the area should stay dry tomorrow.
Temperatures will drop into the 30’s tonight but recover to the lower 50’s in the afternoon on Sunday. Rain showers should be mostly observed in the morning hours and before 1:00 p.m. The balance of the day on Sunday looks fine.
Monday is shaping up to be a quiet day with partly cloudy skies and a good amount of sunbreaks in the afternoon.
The forecast models are predicting a strong area of low pressure developing in the Pacific and heading toward British Columbia by the middle of next week. If it stays on that general track, we can also expect windy and rainy weather right here on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible, and some gusty periods of rain will move through. Snow in the mountains is likely but the snow level should not drop much below 3,000. That would mean a mix of rain and snow at the passes on Tuesday, Wednesday and maybe into Thursday.
By Thursday the storm moves through we will quiet down again for a few days before another period of rain moves in next weekend.
Temperatures will be in the 50’s this week and overnight lows will be in the 30’s and 40’s depending on your proximity to the water.
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