A weak front will move through the area later today. Showers will become isolated behind the front tonight and saturday then end saturday evening. Another front will reach the area on monday. Generally dry weather is expected in the middle of next week with weak high pressure aloft over the area.
Skies are currently mostly sunny for a good part of the area but clouds should increase from the southwest today as a front approaches. The aforementioned front will bring a few hours of light rain this afternoon/early evening as it moves from southwest to northeast across the area. it will get a little breezy with the front for a few hours later today but nothing too exciting.
Showers look pretty limited behind the front and most areas will be dry later tonight into saturday morning. Some showers should bubble up later saturday with daytime heating and a weak upper trough moving into the area providing some lift. There might also be an isolated thunderstorm in the afternoon near the coast and over the southwest interior where it will be a bit unstable.
Showers will pretty much end after saturday evening as weak high pressure aloft moves over the area. Low level flow will turn offshore on sunday which should help dry things further with clouds decreasing during the day. Highs will be slightly above normal the next few days. Schneider
A frontal system will spread rain into the area from the southwest on monday. Some showers will likely linger into tuesday behind the front but the trend will be for drying. It looks like a blocking pattern will develop wednesday and probably continue into thursday. Wednesday is looking dry for now with western washington in between a cutoff upper low well to the south and the northern stream in canada. High pressure aloft will build into the area from the northwest on thursday for more dry weather although confidence is not high about this. Schneider
River flooding is not expected for the next 7 days.
Wa...none. Pz...small craft advisory until 5 am pdt sunday for coastal waters from cape flattery to james island 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from cape flattery to james island out 10 nm-coastal waters from james island to point grenville 10 to 60 nm- coastal waters from james island to point grenville out 10 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater 10 to 60 nm-coastal waters from point grenville to cape shoalwater out 10 nm.
small craft advisory for rough bar until 11 pm pdt this evening for grays harbor bar.
small craft advisory until 5 am pdt saturday for east entrance u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca.
small craft advisory from 6 pm this evening to 5 am pdt saturday for central u.s. Waters strait of juan de fuca-northern inland waters including the san juan islands.
small craft advisory until midnight pdt tonight for admiralty inlet.
small craft advisory until 3 am pdt saturday for puget sound and hood canal.
Winds will increase over the waters today as a cold front moves inland - small craft advisories are in effect for all waters. Meanwhile, seas will also build to 10-14 feet. Winds and seas will ease on saturday. The flow will turn offshore on sunday. The next frontal system will arrive on monday. 33
A cold front will spread rain inland this afternoon and evening to western washington. The flow aloft is southerly. skies are mainly vfr this morning except for patchy fog in the south sound and river valleys. The air mass will remain moist tonight with onshore flow and additional showers. Mvfr ceilings are likely. 33
Ksea...vfr conditions today. Rain spreading to the terminal by 00z this afternoon. S winds at the surface increasing to 10-15kt this afternoon. Mvfr cigs likely overnight with additional showers. 33