Storm system headed for western Washington as summer fades

The sun slipped below the horizon at 8 p.m. this week for the first time since mid-April — a sign that our summer days are numbered.

Western Washington hasn’t seen measurable rain in nearly a month, but that’s about to change. Showers are expected to return late Friday night and linger into Saturday, with temperatures dipping into the low 70s, a few degrees below average for late August.

Sunday and Monday should bring a brief dry window before a bigger system arrives around midweek. National Weather Service meteorologist Dev McMillian said it will deliver “a decent shot of widespread rainfall and even cooler temperatures that will make it feel a touch like fall.”

Don’t put a fork in summer just yet

The Olympic Peninsula is likely to take the biggest hit, with potentially more than an inch of rain between Wednesday and Thursday, McMillian said…

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