The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued the latest weather forecast, with expectations of a mostly cloudy day today, featuring showers likely after 2 p.m. and going into the night, according to their website update. Temperatures are expected to hover around a high near 52°F, as the city braces for what seems to be an extended period of autumn rainfall.
This evening anticipates more significant showers with a 90% chance of precipitation, winds are expected to pick up slightly, moving southeast at 6 to 9 mph as the city settles into a dusky low of around 46°F. NWS forecasts predict incoming precipitation between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible tonight which is a significant uptick from earlier in the day's tentative drizzle.
Heading into the weekend, Friday will not offer any respite from the wet conditions, with showers continuing throughout the day, and the wind shifting from southeast in the morning to calm in the afternoon; the constant showers underscore the fall season's predilection for persistent moisture. Southeast winds will push at 5 to 9 mph, though calming later in the day, and the high is forecasted to be again near 52°F, with no great departure from the week's established patterns.
The weather outlook doesn't appear to be improving for Saturday, as showers are similarly forecasted, with an 80% chance of precipitation, and temperatures are expected to peak at a high near 53°F, conditions that further entrench the week's narrative, nightfall will take the temperatures back down to a low around 46°F, coupled with more showers wrapping the city in its wet embrace. A similar pattern persists into Sunday, with the probability of showers slightly diminishing to 70% before 11 am and continuing into the early part of next week.
Seattleites should brace for a wet start to the coming week as showers remain the consistent theme, be it Monday's rain, which might be more concentrated between 11 am and 2 pm, before returning to showers in the afternoon, such are the rhythms of nature as we edge deeper into fall. Going forward, the city can expect a continuation of showers with slight temperature fluctuations, as noted by the NWS's comprehensive local weather forecast.
