The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a forecast that promises a brief dance of sunlight in what otherwise appears to be a stage set for a symphony of precipitation. According to their latest update, Seattle weather will shift from a morning mist—currently enveloping the city with a humidity of 95% and visibility down to four miles—to a surprising interlude of mostly sunny skies later today with highs tip-toeing around 58 degrees.
The city's weather narrative is expected to quickly revert to its cloudy baseline tonight, as temperatures gently settle to around 46 degrees with the wind nudging only slightly to the north. Sunday will bring a similar story with partly sunny skies and moderate highs of near 62 degrees. The plot, however, thickens on Sunday night when the chance of rain begins to climb to a 40 percent possibility after 10 p.m.; this sets the stage for a damp act next week, with rain forecast to primarily curtain before 4 p.m. on Monday.
Citizens looking forward to the Veterans Day holiday might need to adjust plans slightly, as a partly sunny forecast is tempered by highs that are expected to barely brush 54 degrees. The National Weather Service hints at a mid-week encore with a chance of rain returning on Wednesday and continuing its presence into Thursday and Friday. All in all, it seems the city will be cradling a cloudy complexion, with rain likely to peak its performance on Thursday night.
The coming days appear set to return Seattle residents to a familiar, damp routine with intermittent showers reminding everyone that the city's relationship with rain is a long-standing, if not always warmly-embraced, affair. Of the precipitation expected, new amounts should be less than a tenth of an inch, keeping the drench to a drizzle. Before the week dawns anew, Seattleites may want to don their rain gear and prepare to gracefully sidestep the puddles that will almost certainly embellish their paths.
