The National Weather Service in Seattle anticipates a wet holiday week ahead, with a hefty chance of rain persisting through Christmas and into the following days. Seattle residents can expect a 30 percent chance of showers today before 11 a.m., remaining mostly cloudy with a high near 51 degrees, as per the National Weather Service. Gusts could reach up to 20 mph, with a south-southwest wind blowing at a steady 10 to 14 mph.
Temperatures tonight are slated to hover around 42 degrees, with a maintained 30 percent chance of rainfall under mostly cloudy skies. It seems the weather, without intent, has a mind to drench the spirits of those looking forward to clear and calm winter evenings. The wind is expected to continue from the south at about 11 mph. As for Christmas Day itself, with a 90 percent probability, rain is anticipated mainly after 10 a.m., and new precipitation amounts between a quarter and half an inch are possible, as reported by the National Weather Service.
Moving into Wednesday night, the certainty of rain escalates to 100 percent with new precipitation volumes expected to be between three-quarters and one inch. Gusty winds will accompany the rain, coming from the southeast at 8 to 14 mph. Looking ahead to Thursday, the rainfall is not expected to relent, with another 100 percent chance of showers and a high temperature near 51 degrees, as detailed by the NWS. Breezy conditions will prevail, featuring a south-southwest wind of 17 to 22 mph, escalating to gusts as high as 29 mph.
The forecast, which stretches into the ensuing weekend, predicts continued wet conditions. Friday and Friday night will see more rain with high temperatures around 50 degrees and lows around 45. Saturday's weather, keeping with the week's theme, includes rain at a mostly cloudy sky with a high near 50 degrees. The rain is projected, forecasting consensus, to persist into Sunday and drench the weekend's end with highs in the upper 40s.
The soggy scenario is set to extend into the early days of the following week. Monday invites more rain, likely with mostly cloudy surrounds and a high hovering near 47 degrees.
