We still are leaning towards dry weather for Monday. A weak system off the coast of Oregon may send a few showers our way today and tomorrow afternoon but nothing significant. Highs today will range from the low 40s to low 50s depending on where you live. Enumclaw and the foothills have hit 50 already but Tacoma has just barely made it over freezing this morning.
This evening we'll keep things relative cloudy with lows in the high 30s.
Tomorrow will feature a greater rain chance as another system lingers offshore. Weak onshore push will keep the system out to sea, or at least stalled on the coast until a stronger push comes in Tuesday night. Highs in the upper 40s. Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning is our greatest chance for rainfall. No extreme amounts expected. Snowfall in the Olympics and Cascades is certain.
The rest of Wednesday and Thursday we will see showers around the area as the front moves through (Tuesday night) and some unstable air is left over in the area. Highs will remain a little warmer than we have been seeing, in the mid to high 40s.
Friday and Saturday look relatively dry for now but no real sun is expected to peak out for our enjoyment. Highs remain in the mid 40s.
Sunday and Monday look wet right now, VERY wet. The National Weather Service has been hinting the past few days that this could be a classic flooding pattern so those couple of days will have to be monitored but for now we'll say rain probable for Sun and Mon.
Monday, December 6, 2010
First Official Forecast
My first official online forecast for KOMO4 as an intern came on Friday. This was it
Cougars and Huskies will be able to agree on one thing this weekend: The weather will be a nice change.
Tonight will begin a nice transition out of our normal rainy weather into a small stretch of dry and cooler weather for the weekend. As the clouds roll out tonight we will see temperatures dip down to freezing or below for some of the outlying areas. The cooling will allow fog and frost to form by early tomorrow morning.
The fog won’t last long and will clear out by late morning. We’ll be left with a very dry and pleasant day. Highs will top out in the low 40s. If you have any outdoor activities to finish up then this might be the weekend to do it as longer range forecasts hint at a wetter week ahead. More on that in a little bit.
The important story for tomorrow is that we expect the foothills and mountain passes to see some gusty winds tomorrow as air will be rushing through the mountain gaps. Places like North Bend and Enumclaw could see winds from 30-45mph Saturday through Sunday. For those you headed over to Pullman for the apple cup (Go Huskies J ) and you have a larger load, these winds will push your trailers around so be careful driving over.
Apple Cup Forecast: Highs for Pullman on Saturday will only be in the 20s. Mainly dry for kick-off with a chance for a snow shower during the evening.
Sunday will follow a similar pattern as Saturday with mainly dry conditions and highs in the low 40s. More clouds roll in Sunday and a shower may pop up by the late afternoon around Western Washington.
Monday will be mainly dry as well but still holds a lingering shower chance. Highs will be around the mid 40s.
Tuesday begins a more normal fall pattern with models hinting at a few rounds of rain headed our way by mid-week.
Go Dawgs!
Aaron Hill
KOMO Weather Intern
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