We have another nice summer day ahead, but there will be a few changes to watch as we head into Wednesday and Thursday. A weak weather system will bring more clouds, a chance for thunderstorms in the mountains, and potentially some elevated wildfire smoke into the region.
For today, we’re starting with areas of low clouds around Western Washington, although they shouldn’t be as widespread as Monday morning. The clouds will gradually clear for increasing sunshine this afternoon, with temperatures slightly warmer in the mid to upper-70s.
Wednesday will look a little different. A weak system moving through the region will increase cloud cover and drop temperatures a few degrees. The Western Washington lowlands should remain dry, but showers and thunderstorms will be possible over the Cascades and perhaps the Olympics, as well as along the east slopes of the Cascades into northeast Washington. Another round of mountain thunderstorms will be possible Thursday…