Happy Wednesday! Low clouds are increasing again this morning with continued onshore wind. The clouds were stubborn yesterday and will more than likely be stubborn to clear again today. In fact, I expect there is enough low level moisture for some areas of drizzle or mist early on. We will see some sunbreaks today, but it will take a while and will only become partly to mostly cloudy. The marine layer clouds this time of year can be very tricky, and if the clouds are a little thinner than forecast, we will get more sunshine and highs a little warmer this afternoon. We’ll watch the cloud cover closely and its impact on the afternoon high temps, which are forecasted in the mid-60s.
Same story on Thursday before a weak front moving through the region on Friday will likely strengthen the onshore wind flow from the Pacific and thus increase cloud cover. Highs Thursday should be in the upper 60s in Seattle while we might struggle to get much above the low 60s for Friday. (Average highs this time of year are in the mid 60s.)
Increasing sunshine this weekend should push highs back to the low 70s for Saturday and Mother’s Day with nice conditions. Dry weather and highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s look to continue into next week. I will say, the latest computer models are hinting at more clouds and slightly cooler weather for Mother’s Day. That’s something I’m watching closely.
While we’re not too many days removed from some rainy days in the Northwest, grasses and fine fuels are drying out and thus fire danger will be increasing, especially in lowland and urban areas where human-caused ignitions are more common.
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