Outside of a stray flurry this evening or a snow shower or two late Saturday night through midday Sunday, the rest of the forecast should be flake-free.
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March in Seattle can be a little chaotic, as evidenced by the weather on Friday morning.
I hope you were able to soak up the sun this week because clouds will be making a comeback. The low tonight will be near 35 degrees. There’s still a light breeze.
Dubbed the “Beaster of Easter”, cold air coming from the north is likely to bring yet more freezing temperatures, with some forecasters now suggesting that temperatures could drop into minus double figures. The breezes remain as well.
Sunday moisture will continue to pinwheel down from the north and bring more clouds and the chance for a few snow showers.
Saturday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance for rain in the afternoon.
WEEKEND OUTLOOK: The weekend remains on the chilly side for this time of year, but it should be quiet. Forecasters say the late season snowstorm will start out as a rain and snow mix but quickly change to moderate and at times heavy snowfall.
Diminishing showers are expected by Sunday night as the trough shifts into the interior West and ridging from the eastern Pacific begins to edge onto the West Coast.
Snow gets started in the high country Saturday morning and will fall through the day. There’s a bit of a chill.
“But it’s to be reasonably long-lasting, so for about a week or so we’re expecting colder-than-average temperatures so there’ll be overnight frosts”. The sky will be partly cloudy with the high getting into the upper 70s. Temperatures reach the lower to middle 40s.
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An even larger warm-up looks to arrive next week, along with chances for precipitation. That being said, as the upper level low moves offshore next week, it likely develops into a powerful storm.
