The weather in Seattle today is shaping up to be rather damp, as the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts a 40 percent chance of showers after noon. Those looking to venture outside may want to carry their umbrellas with the expected overcast skies and a high of 59 degrees, a calm before the more certain wetness to come. According to the National Weather Service from early this morning, the humidity hangs at 74 percent with a dewpoint at 48 degrees Fahrenheit. At the same time, the winds remain a minimal presence, signaling a stillness in the air as residents prepare for the impending rainfall.
Tonight's forecast looks to break the uncertainty with an 80 percent chance of rain beginning mainly after 2 am, while the temperature drops slightly to a low around 52; the South Southwest winds will pick up slightly, reaching 5 to 10 mph after midnight, carrying with it less than a tenth of an inch of new precipitation which may seem minimal but ensures a soggy start to your morning commute. As we move into Wednesday, locals should brace for a 100 percent certainty of rain, with new precipitation amounts predicted to fall between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. At the same time, the temperature holds near 57 degrees and Southwest winds blow at 6 to 13 mph, an atmosphere that speaks less to the tranquility of autumn and more to its capricious nature.
Wednesday night will continue the trend with a 90 percent chance of rain and lows around 48 degrees, as the winds shift from East Northeast at 6 to 10 mph before swinging back South Southwest in the evening, and though the city is no stranger to rain, such continuity of precipitation tends to deepen the grey that colors both the skies and perhaps the moods of the Seattleites beneath them. The rain is forecasted to persist throughout the week as Thursday carries an 80 percent chance of rain with a high near 55, underlining the consistency of this particular Seattle autumn; the rain may let up slightly Thursday night with only a 30 percent chance of showers.
Looking ahead to the weekend, rain is likely on the horizon with Friday's predictions showing a 50 percent chance of rain predominantly after 11 am and a high of 56, the variability of the precipitation neither relieves nor exacerbates the damp conditions, but simply maintains them; Friday night will bring likely rain again with cloudiness persisting and a low around 50 degrees, while Saturday and Sunday continue this pattern offering a grim reminder that in Seattle, the rain is as much a part of life as the air one breathes.
