No top-ten finish for you, January.
A late rally knocked this month out of the running for a spot among Seattle’s driest Januarys, with 1.20 inches of rain falling from late Tuesday through last night. That pushed our monthly total beyond the three and a half inch mark—still significantly drier than normal for January, but safely out of record-charting territory.
And now, for a return to (mostly) rain-free conditions.
A Puget Sound Convergence Zone has made for a soggy first half of the day around Everett, but further south, it’s been much calmer, with just an occasional sprinkle at times. As we head further into the afternoon, the Zone should weaken and drift south, brushing the Seattle area with a few showers before fizzling out. Under a blanket of clouds, the mercury will hold steady around 45 degrees through mid-evening.
Gray skies remain intact overnight into tomorrow morning, with temperatures bottoming out in the upper 30s near sunrise. Later in the day, sunshine should work its way in from the north, wiping away the clouds and bumping readings back to the mid 40s.
We cool down a tad over the weekend as some chillier air leaks into the region, limiting highs to the lower 40s—about five degrees below normal. Pockets of fog are also possible Saturday morning, but most of the metro area should wind up partly sunny by early afternoon.
Super Bowl Sunday dawns cool and clear, with overnight lows dipping to the freezing mark for the first time in nearly a month. Highs will rise to the mid 40s in Seattle ahead of the big game, with plenty of sunshine to go around. Oddly enough, it’s likely to be even warmer some 3,000 miles away in New Jersey, where temperatures could touch 50 degrees a couple hours before the Hawks and Broncos square off.
Clouds roll in over Puget Sound late Sunday afternoon, with showers arriving during the evening hours. Fortunately, rainfall totals look to be on the light side—not that any amount could put a damper on what’s sure to be a Seahawks victory.
We dry out on Monday as another shot of cool air filters in, taking highs down to near 40 degrees under partial sunshine. A blend of clouds and sun then dominates through the middle of next week, with temperatures staying a good 10 degrees below normal.
That’s ok, though—after Sunday’s win, it won’t matter what the thermometer reads.
Our spirits will be high enough.
