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At times, light rain will brush the Washington coast, but inland cities will be dry. High temperatures are expected to be in the upper 50s to low 60s, which is in record territory, once more!
Seattle has a standing-record high of 65° set in 1990. It is rare to see a forecast high temperature set right where the record is, yet that is the forecast today for a lot of cities across western Washington. Olympia’s record high for the date is 64° set in 1990. Olympia should hit 66° today.
This will be a cloudy week with several weather systems passing through western Washington, with rain and wind at times. The strongest winds will be at the coast and in the northern interior.
A transient trough of low pressure is swinging across western Washington this morning, keeping some rain showers around, especially for spots from Snohomish County to Whatcom County.
Expect a dry day today with increasing clouds. Wind will increase along the coast and northern interior this afternoon.
Tuesday started with light showers near the coast, around southern Washington near Chehalis, and over the South Cascades. In the late morning, the showers will wrap up, leaving an afternoon that clears to partly sunny for all of us.
Fog has developed across Western Washington this morning; in some places, the fog will be dense while drifting around through the morning hours.
Temperatures are a few degrees cooler today, with a steady feed of rain showers spinning inland.
We have had a Pinpoint Alert Weather Day with a Winter Weather Advisory for the first widespread snow event of the season over the Olympic and Cascade Ranges.
Western Washington faces incoming storms, heavy rain, and mountain snow as a cold system moves in tonight.
