Happy Thursday! Some rain is moving through this morning as a weakening front continues its trek out of the region. We’ll see rain for another couple of hours, decreasing much more after about 7 am. There will only be a few showers after about mid-morning and the rest of the day looks drier. We’ll be cloudy to start the day with sunbreaks developing this afternoon. Highs will be in the low-50s.
On Friday and Saturday, mainly cloudy skies will prevail with a chance of rain mainly across the northwestern one-third of the area (along the Strait, North coast, and islands through Whatcom County. Highs will remain mild in the 50s with snow levels above 5,000 feet.
We’ll be awaiting a stronger weather system to arrive on Sunday — likely later in the day into Sunday night. This should bring rain to the whole area to end the weekend and start Thanksgiving week. Also, snow levels will fall Sunday night or early Monday to 3,000 feet or below which will mean the chance for some meaningful snowfall at the passes into early Monday. This precipitation will likely taper Monday night into Tuesday morning.
The big travel days of Tuesday and Wednesday look pretty good right now with mainly dry conditions expected until at least Wednesday afternoon or evening when lowland rain or mountain snow could return. At this long range, the timing of the start of precipitation is quite uncertain, so check back for updates as we get closer.
The overall trend for Thanksgiving and Black Friday looks cooler and wetter than average, which could bode well for mountain snowfall, but like the few days before Thanksgiving, the forecast could change significantly as we get closer to the holiday.
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