Today’s Campus Outlook

Last updated 1:45 PM, Thursday, July 25th, 2024

By Kyra Schlezinger

Happy Thursday, Huskies!

The Puget Sound convergence zone that popped up overnight has long since dissipated, leaving partly cloudy skies for the Seattle metro area.

High temperatures around the sound will range from the upper 60s to mid 70s, marking the 5th day of below-average temperatures. The marine layer won’t stray too far inland tonight, causing overnight temperatures to drop into the low 50s, slightly below average.

Looking ahead to the weekend, another very weak trough looks to start developing on Friday, and will stay in place Friday and Saturday. Since it is so weak, no inclement weather is expected from this feature. Expect temperatures in the 70s this weekend, with practically clear skies Friday, mostly sunny skies on Saturday, and mostly cloudy skies on Sunday. Temperatures on Saturday will be a couple of degrees warmer than Sunday, so when combined with the sunnier skies, Saturday may feel a bit more pleasant for any outdoor activities.

As we’ve mentioned in previous blogs, this July has been quite dry, with barely a trace of precipitation recorded at SeaTac with only six days left. Will this be another July with no measurable rainfall? The answer at this point is most likely no! Our savior comes in the form of a frontal system on Monday and into Tuesday. Right now, the bulk of the front looks to move over British Columbia, with only the southern tip clipping western Washington, but it will likely be enough to produce measurable rainfall. After the front moves through, an upper-level ridge will build and bring the return of warmer weather and sunny skies to close out July.

 

Have a great weekend Huskies!

Reach forecaster Kyra Schlezinger at theuwdawgcast@gmail, on X/Twitter @TheUWDawgcast, or on Instagram @uwdawgcast.