October 25, 2024

Pumpkin Spice in the Wind

Last updated 11:30 AM, Friday, October 25th, 2024

By Jake Stevenson, Gavin Clark, Sam Pham, Gaby Castronover

Hey Huskies! Welcome to the end of week 5!

These past several days have been rather dry as a ridge over the region has scoured out most of the clouds and moisture. Overnight temperatures have also been rather chilly, with some Western Washington locations dropping into the 30s this week! However, it seems like the Halloween spirits are here to begin making things dark and spooky, as we are expecting some wind and rain to make a return. We have a low-pressure system off the coast that is fueling up for Halloweekend, with more wet weather expected as we move towards the 31st.

Hold onto your hats this weekend as the offshore low-pressure system pulls in air from the southeast, causing high winds throughout western Washington! Thankfully for us, the Olympic Mountains help block some of that wind, preventing the worst of the gusts from reaching us. This means that the Seattle area will only see gusts in the 20s rather than the 50s Friday Harbor will likely see overnight. Still, consider staying inside over the weekend and studying for any remaining midterms or just taking a day or two to relax and celebrate after a stressful week!

This bleak and wet weekend weather will stick around into early next week. Come Tuesday however, we’ll experience a break from the precipitation, but don’t get your hopes up because that break will be short-lived. Upper-level troughing will continue to plague Western Washington throughout next week bringing showers on your Wednesday morning. On top of that temperatures will also be around the low 50’s and high 40’s so be sure to layer up. We’re hitting peak fall weather, huskies! Time to bundle up and look into buying some Vitamin D supplements!

Although some of you may be looking ahead to the long-range forecast in the hope of respite from our windy and soggy weekend, we’re sad to report that much of the same will be in store for the next few weeks. For our Halloweek expect cooler and wetter than average conditions, with the chance for a slight warm up to average temperatures for Election week. Unfortunately, as we march through the month of November a return to the wet and cool is in store. Fun Fact! November has the most rainy days on average for Seattle, with over half of November days receiving measurable rainfall. 

Stay dry Huskies and watch out for Rain and Wind as you suit up for your first round of Halloween festivities this weekend!

 

Reach forecasters Jake Stevenson, Gavin Clark, Sam Pham, and Gaby Castronover at uwdawgcast@uw.edu, on X/Twitter @TheUWDawgcast, or on Instagram @uwdawgcast.