On Tuesday, a steady, drenching rain fell on Seattle, leaving the city with 0.63” of rain for the day. In addition to setting a new record for the wettest June 5 in Seattle history, Tuesday’s rainfall also marked the greatest one-day amount we’ve seen in over a month.
Who would have guessed that the day wouldn’t even end up as the wettest of the week?
Thanks to a moderate band of rainfall in the morning, and some heavy early-afternoon showers, Seattle has measured 0.65” of rain today, surpassing Tuesday as the week’s rain champion. (Although it should be noted that today’s rainfall didn’t set a daily record—so at least Tuesday hasn’t lost all bragging rights.) With a few hours left in the day, it’s possible that we could add a little more to today’s total, as scattered showers continue to roam around the metro area this evening.
Tomorrow won’t be nearly as wet as today—or Tuesday—but rain is still likely, especially around mid-day. An upper level low crossing the state from west to east will help touch off some showers, especially from Olympia south to the Oregon border. Some of these showers might even develop into a thunderstorm or two. Highs will again top out below average—in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
The shower activity will begin to wind down Friday night, leaving us with a cool, cloudy Saturday morning. Light showers will still be possible throughout the day, but they’ll be few and far between.
Sunday is looking dry and warmer, with high temperatures closer to average (68 degrees). There are some hints in the models that the day could turn out rather cloudy, but at the least, it’ll be dry. The drying trend looks to hold into Monday, with partly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s.
Light rain is forecast to return to the area by Tuesday, but it shouldn’t amount to much. The same goes for Wednesday and Thursday—only light showers are expected. In fact, with a little luck, next week’s wettest day could only see a tenth of an inch of rain.
Sounds pretty amazing, doesn’t it?
