Today ended up being much warmer than originally forecast, as high temperatures shot up into the low 60s, thanks to this morning’s weak warm front. The front only generated .01″ of rain at SeaTac, and once it passed, skies quickly cleared, allowing Nov. 9 to become the warmest day of the month to date, with a high of 62.
Tomorrow will be a near replica of today, except that there won’t be any chance of rain whatsoever. Clear skies will dominate the day, and temperatures will once again range from the upper 50s to the lower 60s. Even tonight will be downright balmy, compared to where we were earlier in the week–at 9 p.m., both SeaTac and Boeing Field were reporting temperatures above 50 degrees. This is a huge different from a few days ago, when temperatures at this hour could barely clear the 40-degree mark!
With the end of the workweek on Friday will come an end to the dull weather we’ve been experiencing the past couple days. A fairly strong cold front will dive southeast from the Gulf of Alaska Friday morning, barreling through Puget Sound during the afternoon. This front will drop some heavy rain and really kick up the breezes, especially up around the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Whatcom County.
Some of these winds could be strong enough to down a tree or two, which is why the National Weather Service has put up a Special Weather Statement for this area. For the rest of us, winds will be still be breezy, but nothing strong enough to warrant any kind of advisory, let alone warning.
The weekend will feature more of the same–light- to-moderate rainfall, breezy conditions, and much colder temperatures. By the beginning of next week, highs will likely struggle to reach 45 degrees–which is the average high during Seattle’s coldest period of the year (late December-early January)!
