A mostly sunny, warm, and dry Memorial Day weekend is ahead! Before we get to the forecast...let’s quickly recap Thursday’s rain.
Most of the area received 0.25 to 0.8 inches of rain. Areas in the mountains and on a path from Gig Harbor to North Bend received the most rain, mostly due to heavy showers Thursday afternoon and evening. This was the most rain since February for our area, but it didn’t do much to knock back the drought coverage, as we’ll see later.
Now...we are transitioning to a much warmer and drier pattern. Below is the forecast for Puyallup from Weather Underground.
It’ll be a heat wave! Temperatures begin warming into the mid 70s on Saturday, then to the upper 70s on Sunday. Monday (Memorial Day) brings temperatures in the low 80s! Highs in the low to mid 80s are expected from Monday to Wednesday!
Also notice that nightly low temperatures don’t get below 55 degrees from Monday to Wednesday. These will be our warmest days (and nights) since last summer. Additionally, while the forecast says “partly and mostly cloudy,” expect mainly high clouds...except some low clouds on Saturday and Sunday that will burn off through the day.
Drought Update:
Below is the most recent US Drought Monitor map for Washington.
The biggest change in this update is the addition of Extreme Drought in parts of Southeast and East Central Washington.
Despite little change on the map, drought coverage continues to increase in Western Washington. Below is the link to a King 5 News article about drought in Washington.
This blog will continue to cover the drought situation closely throughout the rest of spring and into summer.
Enjoy the great weather this weekend!
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