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Seattle Weather: Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Highs: 62-68

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Lows: 50-58

Scattered Showers

Summer Will Return - Briefly!

An unusually strong front for August moved through last night with steady rain. Winds kicked up a bit gusting into the low 30mph range in places. Rainfall totals ranged from .25� - .75� for most places, although the Schoolnet station at Amanda Park received 1.79� since the rain started yesterday.

Showers will continue behind the front today but we should see increasingly steady rain mid to late afternoon, especially south of Seattle, as another weather system spins out of the upper level low pressure off the coast.

It will be a little breezy at times on Wednesday with winds in Puget Sound in the 10-25 mph range with gusts near 30 mph. Although this isn't a strong wind, new growth on trees over the summer may lead to some limbs coming down and causing some minor power outages. And many storm drains may be plugged by the accumulation of leaves over the summer so some areas could see standing water.

High pressure will build on Thursday decreasing the showers. By mid afternoon most of the remaining showers should be in the Puget Sound Convergence Zone. The high pressure should put the state back into a more typical weather pattern with some morning clouds otherwise sunshine and temperatures in the mid 70s for Friday and Saturday.

A weak front should move in on Sunday for increasing clouds and a chance of showers to end the weekend.

Next week a series of storms will brush by as they move into British Columbia giving us clouds mixed with sunshine and a slight chance of an occasional shower.

Rich Marriott

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Temp: 67°

Dew Point: 54°

Humidity: 63%

Wind: Variable 5 mph

Visibility: 10.0 miles

Pressure: 29.65 in. -

Sky: Mostly Cloudy

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Showers today with a few sunbreaks. Increasingly steady rain mid to late afternoon. Breezy at times. Rain changing to showers tonight.
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Showers, heavy at times today and tonight. West winds 5-15 mph today tonight. Snow level near 9,000 feet. Afternoon pass temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Lows in the 40s and 50s.

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Partly cloudy with showers or thundershowers today and tonight. Highs today mostly in the 70s. Lows in the 50s and 60s.

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Increasing rain this afternoon. A little breezy at times. Rain changing to showers tonight. Highs in the 60s. Lows in the 50s.

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Feeling Like Fall In August

Cool, Breezy & Wet

Not Much Sun Today

Improving This Weekend

After record setting rain for Astoria and Tillamook last night, we're in for some showery weather today. This system pushing in is unusal for this time of year and is much more common for Fall.

Another wave will bring more showers this afternoon and evening along with some breezy winds.Temperatures today will actually drop into the 60s and 70s, with only a couple of spots hitting the 80s.

Expect the same weather through tonight, with improving conditions for tomorrow. In fact, look for decreasing showers tomorrow with some sunshine by the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures will be a little cooler as the coolest air moves in tonight.

By Friday temperatures will bounce back, and after some morning clouds we'll see some sunshine. The sun will last all through the weekend with warmer temperatures.

Have A Great Wednesday!

~ Lisa Van Cise
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