Next Round of Rain Ahead, Most From Seattle Southward

FastCast—Thursday, Apr. 28 to Monday, May 2:

The next round of rain is on the way for Western Washington. Before it arrives, expect mostly cloudy and dry weather on Thursday, through Friday evening. Rain arrives Friday evening, continuing at times through Saturday afternoon, then a break from late Saturday through Sunday afternoon. Rain will begin again late Sunday, continuing through midday Monday. Expect rain by Monday evening to total 0.5 to 1.4 inches south of Seattle and on the coast. Totals will range from 0.2 to 0.7 inches north of Seattle. Expect highs in the mid 50s to low 60s and lows in the mid to upper 40s.

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The next round of rain will arrive Western Washington late Friday night, continuing a wetter than normal spring during this La Niña pattern. 

The European model forecast for rain through Monday evening (May 2nd, 5 PM) is below.

This will be a wet end to April/start to May. Expect the most rain to fall from late Friday to Saturday morning and again from Sunday evening to Monday morning. Totals will decrease the further north you go. South of Seattle and on the coast, expect 0.5-1.4 inches. North of Seattle, 0.2 to 0.7 inches will fall. From Chehalis southward, expect 1.5 to 2.5 inches, most in the North Oregon and South Washington Cascades. Eastern Washington will receive 0.15 to 0.4 inches, helping with some drought relief.

Temperatures continue to be near average, and warmer than earlier this month, with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s, and lows increasing to the mid to upper 40s.

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International Weather Feature:

While the 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave was very bad, be thankful that we are not experiencing the conditions in India right now. Take a look at the European model high temperatures for Asia (in Celsius).

The entire Indian subcontinent is being baked by high temperatures of up to 111 degrees, lasting for days on end. Lows only reach the mid 80s. Sometimes this heat is occurs in the United States, but it occurring in a developing country with horrible air quality is much worse. 

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Southwest US Wildfires Information:

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/