Weekend weather “bad luck” continues: Rain and cooler air to return
Wednesday was easily the warmest day of the work week and a reminder that late summer warmth is still possible with a high of 78° in Seattle.
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Wednesday was easily the warmest day of the work week and a reminder that late summer warmth is still possible with a high of 78° in Seattle.
Beneficial rainfall over the weekend and through Labor Day continues to be good news for firefighters battling several major wildfires in central Washington.
While we’ve endured one of the worst fire seasons in more than a decade across our state, the weather pattern changes occurring with the start of September are a good reminder that — eventually — we’ll have more rainfall and snow to quench those fires.
An upper-level low, or storm system, tracking directly across Western Washington tomorrow will bring chilly air aloft and create an unstable atmosphere capable of producing a few thunderstorms across the region.
With the turn of the calendar to September, our attention will soon turn westward to the Pacific, where most of our fall storms gather strength before moving our way. By mid-week, it will get rainy and windy!
Through the start of Saturday, rain showers will continue to move through Western Washington as the upper-level trough responsible for our unsettled weather slowly pinwheels across the Pacific Northwest and southern British Columbia.
We’re nearing the end of an August that has been predictably dry but only slightly warmer than normal around Puget Sound.
After a much warmer-than-normal start to the summer season in June, July and August have been much more “typical” for average temperatures across the region.
Saturday will be a day everyone in Washington — from west to east — will want to be weather-aware as a disturbance we’ve been tracking for days moves across the region.
There is a high risk of new fire starts over the coming days — through the weekend into next week — as thunderstorms are once again forecast to dot the landscape of Washington starting late Friday night and lasting through Saturday.