Updated Wednesday 12:05 p.m.
Good things come to those who wait.
So many of you have e-mailed me asking about the weather for this upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, likely a little nervous about outdoor plans after three straight chilly and soggy days.
I have good news for those of you wanting to get outside this weekend, especially Saturday: Drier and milder weather is on the way.
Upper-level low pressure is still in control of our weather, and it will make its closest pass to Western Washington today. This will keep the onshore flow going through the day, giving us breezy and cloudy conditions with scattered showers. Highs won't make it out of the 50s for the second straight day.
The low pressure area will move to our south by Thursday afternoon, switching the main wind direction from the west to the north. This is significant for us as the wind shift will help us dry out rather quickly. There will only be a few showers tomorrow, and it will be partly sunny by the afternoon. Daytime temperatures will rebound to the low 60s.
Higher pressure takes over starting Friday. Plan on mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s, our first day milder than normal all week. Saturday will likely be the warmest day of the weekend with highs in the upper 60s/low 70s and partly to mostly sunny skies.
A different area of low pressure will move in from the north starting Sunday, bringing back a cooler onshore flow. There won't be many showers, but it will be cloudier on Sunday with highs back down to the 60s. Memorial Day will likely see a mixture of showers and sunbreaks with highs in the low 60s.
Long-range computer forecast models have latched onto a warmer weather pattern for the second half of next week. Highs may rise into the upper 70s or even the low 80s right around the first day of June.
Make it a great day --
Paul Deanno, KOMO4 Meteorologist
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