As the city wakes to a Monday draped in a thick blanket of fog, the National Weather Service in Seattle has rolled out a dense fog advisory, impacting commuters and morning travelers across northwest and west central Washington. The advisory states "areas of visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog," according to the forecast.weather.gov. The fog has settled in with an assertion truly natural, gifting sidewalks and the spaces between buildings a hush, a quiet that speaks when humans do not, until the slated end of the advisory at 10 AM PST.
The veil of fog brings a certain stillness, a pause as "areas of low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," the advisory alerts from Bellingham to Olympia.
With the fog expected to lift later this morning, the day will unfold into mostly "partly sunny" skies, with a high near 44 degrees, while calm western-southwest winds at 5 mph will eventually grace the air, as stated by the same National Weather Service report. The rest of the week promises a mix of partly sunny days, cloudy nights, and a return of the rain, which should come as no surprise to locals accustomed to their region's signature drizzle and downpours.
As the fog advisory holds until 10 AM PST, drivers are urged to heed the call for caution, while remnants of the night's embrace keep the city subdued, the tendrils of fog create a canvas on which the light slowly paints its arrival the residents of Seattle and its neighboring towns have been long taught by nature's repeating patterns to adapt to such conditions. After the fog's departure, the stage is set for the city to transition into its routine of anticipation for the next curtain of rain, forecasted to be "likely" after 4 AM on Wednesday, with the cycle of precipitation continuing on and off throughout the week.
