In to the Deep End

From Spokane west to the Pacific Ocean everyone had a glimpse of the golden orb before the high clouds took over yesterday.  We have been stuck in a morning clouds and afternoon sun pattern for a while, coupled with cooler than normal temperatures and occasional overnight showers.

Today will feature hit or miss showers decreasing by the time we head into the evening hours.  So far SeaTac has recorded 0.26 inches of rain and here in the Udistrict 0.10 inches of rain.  Hit or miss showers can really dump and soak a place for an hour or so in one area while a neighboring city would be sitting under dry, cloudy conditions. 

I have two maps to show you from the NWS.  Here is the forecast for today's high temps. 62 degrees F! That's 8 degrees below normal for this time of the year.  And, look at our mountain ranges; parts of the Cascades and Olympics are below freezing for daytime high temps.  The snow level is above pass elevations so driving will be fine today as in precipitation of the liquid kind; still be cautious though there's low lying fog, pockets of heavy rain, and mist.

After today's dive into the deep end and struggle to reach the low 60s, and tomorrow's mostly cloudy but dry day; we'll gradually return back to the morning clouds and afternoon sun routine starting Monday with temperatures rebounding to the upper 60s.  And right on cue when summer does arrive officially, it unofficially happens in the Northwest by July 5th (I'll blog about why in a couple of days,) models are pointing towards partly to mostly sunny skies.  Seattleites and Portlanders will be comfortably in the mid 70s under the sun.