Mother Nature is trying to make amends.
After bringing us weather more befitting for March at the start of June—in the form of heavy rain and temperatures in the 50s—she’s set on kicking off summer with, well, summer-like weather. As in sunshine and highs in the 70s.
We just have to get through another day of clouds and rain before the reparations begin.
Scattered showers will continue to roam about for the remainder of the afternoon, with temperatures staying around 60 degrees. The upper level low which caused the steadier rains this morning has moved off to the east, so we should see a marked decrease in shower activity by the evening. (The .12” recorded this morning pushed Seattle’s rainfall total for June to 1.81”—above average, but nowhere near the record 3.90” that fell in June 1946.)
Another disturbance spins into Western Washington tomorrow, leading to more showers and continued cool temperatures (the average high for mid-June is 70 degrees—we’ll be lucky to make it to the lower 60s). The clouds will break up in the afternoon hours, with partial clearing in time for the final night of spring.
Summer officially begins on Wednesday—and right on cue, so does our stretch of nice weather. Wall-to-wall sunshine is in store for the day, with high temperatures nosing back above the 70-degree mark. Thursday—the first full day of summer—will be even better, with ample sunshine and highs soaring into the mid- to-upper 70s.
Friday looks a little cooler, with a slight chance of rain late in the day. Scattered showers are also possible during the coming weekend, with temperatures dropping into the upper 60s.
Sounds like Mother Nature’s remorse only goes so far.
