The National Weather Service (NWS), along with local @SeattleWXGuy Michael Snyder, is predicting that rain will fall on our area starting Monday morning, July 24, 2023.
Yes, rain is a bit unusual for the middle of summer, but we’ll take it. The last date of any measurable precipitation at Sea-Tac Airport was .42 of an inch over a month ago, on June 20, 2023.
NWS said that a somewhat stalled frontal system offshore will move east into Western Washington on Monday morning, bringing with it some much needed moisture, which may help cool off wildfires and quench the area’s thirst.
“Light rain well out ahead of the front moving over Western Washington in the morning and early afternoon hours,” NWS said in its forecast discussion. “Heaviest rain will be just ahead and with the front. There is a little juice with this feature.”
“Further south in the interior rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch likely. Highs
will be in the 60s. Lows Monday morning in the 50s,” NWS added.
The wet stuff will fall starting after 5 a.m. Monday morning, July 24, and continue through Tuesday around 11 a.m. or so.
You might want to take these predictions into consideration when it comes to any outdoor activities, or that nice new patio furniture with the pretty pillows that you just put together.
Here’s the latest prediction video from @SeattleWXGuy: (subscribe to his Pacific Northwest Weather Watch here):
Here’s the 7-day forecast from NWS:
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 6 mph.
- Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the evening.
- Monday: Rain likely, mainly after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
- Monday Night: Rain before 11pm, then showers likely after 11pm. Low around 57. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
- Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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Here’s another great video that Snyder shot, showing dust devils dancing in Eastern Washington:
