Updated Sunday 5:20 p.m.
We spent most of our Sunday clouding up, going from light gray skies to deeper gray as the day went on. As promised, a weak disturbance began to drop light rain on the beaches by Sunday afternoon, and that precipitation is curling into the Sound this evening. If you "love a rainy night" as Eddie Rabbit does, you're in luck...it will be cloudy and soggy for the next few hours. Perfect for curling up with a good book and a hot cup of tea!
Highs on Sunday only maxed out in the middle to upper 40s, and we'll drop down to either side of the 40° mark by dawn. The familiar 'showers-and-sunbreaks' theme will kick off our work week on Monday, with the showers most plentiful around the foothills and near the Puget Sound Convergence Zone (the Snoho-King County line). Highs will stay mainly in the 40s again, which is a touch cool for mid-February. The average high at SeaTac for this time of year is 50 degrees.
Another round of showers rolls through on Valentine's Day, with most of the precipitation falling from Olympia south toward Portland as a little low rides into Oregon. It will be a chilly day around the Sound, with highs struggling to get to 45. Good snuggling weather for the holiday...!
Wednesday still seems to feature a dry respite, with partly sunny skies after morning fog thanks to a temporary visit by a ridge of high pressure. Afternoon highs will be closer to 50 thanks to the boost of blue sky.
That high crumbles quickly Thursday, and rain returns by Thursday night. Rounds of rain alternate with showers and sunbreaks right through the next weekend. Highs will stay in the 40s once the rain returns.
Have a great week!
Shannon
Meteorologist Shannon O'Donnell
The KOMO4 Forecast Team
