Tired of looking out your window at 37-degree rain every morning? Sick of straining your eyes to spot that rouge snowflake at 7 a.m.?
Rest assured, those days are numbered. In fact, once we get through today, it’s safe to say that we won’t be playing this rain/snow game in the morning—or at night—any longer.
But first, today.
A 37-degree rain is falling over the Eastside and North Sound this morning, with reports of snow mixing in with the rain up around the Everett area. This will continue for the next few hours, but as temperatures warm into the lower 40s, any rain/snow showers will turn over to just plain rain. By lunchtime, the clouds and light rain will give way to some sunbreaks, and temperatures will jump into the mid-40s.
The sunshine, however, will serve as an impetus for enhanced showers during the afternoon and evening. Some of these showers could be quite heavy in nature—similar to the downpours that lashed Seattle on Thursday—with hail, ice pellets and even some wet snow mixed in. An isolated lightning strike or two is also not out of the question. Fortunately, none of these showers will last too long—so if you find yourself in a torrential downpour, blue sky is only 20 minutes away.
Once the sun sets tonight, the shower activity will really wind down. Come Monday morning, we should be bone dry out there—hasta la vista, cold rain. The catch? It’ll be still be cold when you head out the door, with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. Once the mid-March sun breaks through, however, temperatures will rebound to near 50 degrees.
More rain moves in late Monday night, but it’ll be a much warmer rain, with temperatures in the low- to mid-40s. The rain will stick around for much of Tuesday and Wednesday, but temperatures will continue to moderate, with highs approaching the lower 50s both days. Importantly, overnight lows will stay on the plus-side of 40-degrees, bringing an end to our recent stretch of very cold, wet mornings.
While we won’t be breaking out the shorts any time soon, you can at least put away those winter hats and gloves—37-degree rain is on its way out.
