The Brief
- A Pacific storm system will bring widespread rain, a Wind Advisory with gusts up to 45 mph in Whatcom County and the San Juan Islands, and a evening convergence zone to Western Washington on Tuesday.
- High pressure will rebuild on Wednesday, clearing early morning patchy fog to bring sunshine and highs in the lower to mid-60s.
- Conditions will remain dry and progressively warmer through the end of the week, with temperatures reaching the low 70s by Sunday.
SEATTLE – After a quiet Monday, our weather pattern turns more active on Tuesday as the next Pacific system moves into Western Washington.
Clouds will continue increasing this afternoon ahead of the system, with a chance of rain developing along the north coast late in the day. Temperatures will still reach the mid 60s.
Changes arrive tonight and early Tuesday. Rain will spread into the north coast and Northwest Interior around midnight, with showers potentially reaching as far south as Olympia by early Tuesday morning. The increasing cloud cover will keep temperatures milder overnight, with lows in the low to mid-50s.
Gusty winds Tuesday morning
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