Front Moving Onshore, Showers for the Week

Happy Sunday! A strong April front is making its way onshore right now. This front will move through the region tonight and move through the Puget Sound area by early Monday morning. This front will feature widespread rain and potentially gusty winds.

At 8:25 PM, the front (and associated rain ahead of it) is nearing our area.

Widespread rain is expected starting by 10 pm Sunday night. It will continue through Monday morning, and then turn to showers later in the day. Here's the expected rain total through Tuesday.

Expect 0.2-0.5 inches of rain. Most of that rain will be tonight as the front moves in. 

As the front moves through early tomorrow morning, winds will get gusty. Expect winds gusting 20-35 mph...possible from 4-8 AM. 

The rest of the week will be showery, with a chance of rain each day (and also some sunbreaks).

April Showers Continue

We have accumulated over 1 inch of rain this week...giving us some relief from a long, dry stretch! For the next week, expect scattered showers and some sunbreaks on most days. Let's take a look at our upcoming weather!

For the remainder of Saturday, expect scattered showers and winds gusting around 25 mph. Some breezy weather will continue through the night. 

Sunday will begin partly sunny, and then clouds will increase. By Sunday night, we will have another front move in with rain lasting through Monday. 

This model shows how much rain to expect through Tuesday.

Our area will receive 0.5-0.75 inches of rain. This will put our April rain total around 2 inches. 

Return to Rain & Active Pattern

This month has been dry. How dry? Puyallup has received a mere 0.14 inches of rain all month. Normally April would be sitting at 2-3 inches by now. However, an active pattern, with decent rain, is moving in tonight. Also...the upcoming rain should wash away some of the pollen that is everywhere! YAY!!!

Here is the National Weather Service HRRR (High Resolution Rapid Refresh) forecast model, which shows expected rain for the 24 hour period of Tuesday night to Wednesday night. 



It sure looks like the southern part of the Puget Sound area will get the most rain from this storm. Expect 0.75-0.95 inches of rain in the South Sound area. That's over 10 times the current monthly rain total in less than 24 hours! 

I would expect some of this rain to come in strong showers (mainly earlier in the day), and then a larger, more widespread area of rain will move in later in the day. Expect most of the rain in that.

Highs will remain in the mid 50s tomorrow. As we move on through the rest of the week, expect a chance of showers each day, with a break on Friday. Highs will climb into the low-mid 60s by Friday. Lows at night only dip to the upper 40s.

Rain returns Saturday, then a break on Sunday before more rain Sunday night and Monday. This is a big change after a prolonged dry spell in our area. Say goodbye (temporarily) to the annoying yellow pollen!

More Sunny Weather Ahead!

We have enjoyed some beautiful weather recently! Lucky for us...it will continue! 

Thursday’s high will likely be around or over 70 degrees! The exact temperature at your location will depend on the strength of the downslope winds off the Cascades. I would expect winds gusting 15-30 mph. 

These are interesting winds. Instead of making the temperature colder, like most winds do, these winds actually make the temperature warmer! That is because these are downslope winds, which work opposite of normal winds and warm the surface! 

Moving on from Thursday...Friday will be about the same as Thursday, with temperatures varying a tiny bit depending on your location. Clouds will increase through the day Friday, and Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 60 degrees. 

Sunday and Monday will be sunny, with highs near 65! 

We have had some amazing sunsets recently! I captured this one on April 6th!

Warmest Day of 2020 So Far!

This has been a nice and sunny week! Today should be the warmest day of 2020 so far! 

While I write this at 11 AM, many South Sound locations are over 55 degrees already, and some (including school) have gone above 60 degrees! Take a look!

Temperatures will continue to rise throughout the day, and highs will reach 64-67 degrees, with some isolated locations reaching 70 degrees! It will be very nice out!

Sunny Week Ahead!

We are going to have a week of sun!! Let’s examine our warm weather details!

Due to a blocking pattern, a high pressure ridge will remain over our area for at least a week. This means that bad weather will be steered to the south of us (California is getting hammered...2+ inches of rain in LA). 

Since it is springtime...the temperatures will rise into the 60s!! Here’s the day by day forecast!

Today (Monday) will be sunny, with a high near 58 degrees. Tuesday follows suit with highs near 55 degrees. Wednesday will be over 60...with highs 60-62 degrees! Thursday is the warmest day of the week...with highs of 65 degrees! Friday will have a high of 62 degrees. Remember, those aren’t exact numbers...and on any given day this week, temperatures will rise over 60 degrees! 

Remember to go enjoy the beauty around you! I took this picture in at Browns Point in Tacoma.