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Weekend forecast for June 7, 2019

Ahhh, the weekend, a time of relaxation and for Puget Sound residents, of supreme importance during the summer months. This weekend forecast is a combination of bad news/good news.

First, the bad news, Friday is going to be a total washout and it is going to be, dare I say it, cold for June. We won’t see 60 degrees on Friday, heck the highest, coldest spots in Kirkland may struggle to get to 55 tomorrow. We’ll see rain showers that will be heavy at times, and it isn’t too far out of the realm of possibilities for Kirkland to hear thunder and see some hail. To add to the fun, we’ll likely see the heaviest precipitation in the hours leading up to the evening commute, so pack your patience in the morning for your drive home.

Now, the good news, after a washout on Friday the rest of the weekend is looking very nice. Saturday and Sunday will both be completely average early June days. Saturday will be the cooler, but temperatures will be near normal in the high 60s. The day will likely start cloudy but get better toward the afternoon.

Sunday will be a few degrees warmer, getting into the low 70s. The day will be mostly cloudy, but it will be a marine layer in the morning that slowly dries out, and the clouds will rise through the day.

For outdoor activity, either Saturday or Sunday is the best bet, but forget Friday – that is going to be a total loss. Me personally, I’m hoping for some booms and flashes tomorrow!

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Malcontent approved Memorial Day weekend forecast

The Memorial Day weekend forecast has been in flux as we get closer to our first three-day break of the year, and for some, the symbolic start of the outdoor summer season. I know you want to know so we’ll cut through the bull and get to the point.

For tonight if you’re thinking of leaving a day early to get over the passes or head to the coast, there isn’t anything that will slow you down. The passes might have some light showers, but that is about it.

A reminder if you’re new to the Tango, I focus on a hyperlocal forecast for Kirkland, Washington.

Friday: It will be a mostly cloudy day with light rain showers. It will cool down to normal late May temperatures of the mid-60s. I’m going to go against conventional forecasts which have showers in the morning tapering off in the afternoon and predict that rain showers will likely continue to 2 to 4 PM. It won’t be a lot of rain, but if you’re leaving town on Friday, bring patience because the FIPSI factor is going to be off the charts.

Friday Night: The rain showers will stop, but the clouds will linger. The clouds will act like a blanket and keep lows in the 50s.

Saturday: Sorry peeps, but looks like day one of our three-day weekend won’t be that great. It looks like rain showers will start around 10 AM to 11 AM and then increase through most of the daylight hours. Temperatures will get into the low 60s, and we could see up to 2/10 of an inch of rain. That is a borderline washout. Rain will taper off right around sunset because you know, Puget Sound.

Saturday Night: Cloud cover continues, but due to the cool start, temperatures will drop to around 49 degrees.

Sunday: I don’t see any rain in the forecast, but I don’t see much sun. The Euro model has Kirkland maybe getting to 70 degrees. There will be west, northwest wind pushing marine air into the region that will keep it on the grayer side. Maybe a chance for a little drizzle on Sunday morning. I see this being a similar weather scenario as Mothers’ Day. The best chance for the sun will be later in the day.

Sunday Night: As Sunday winds down the marine air flow will fizzle out and winds will shift to an onshore flow. Onshore flow means drier air and warmer temperatures. The stars will come out, and we’ll prepare for the best day of the weekend, temperatures in the low 50s.

Monday: Memorial Day will be the nicest of the three days, so you’ll be able to enjoy near 80-degree temperatures, bright sun, and clear skies while you sit in traffic coming back across the passes or from the coast. Congrats! To add to the fun, both the Euro and Global US Standard models point to the chance of rain showers on Monday in the late afternoon or early evening. Given the agreement on both, I’m going to buck the other forecasts and say that high clouds will roll in late in the day and we could see a light rain shower during traffic primetime, sending the FIPSI factor off the charts again.

Personally, we’re planning on Sunday for our outing – Monday will be OK for outdoor activity but I would definitely do it earlier in the day. I wouldn’t plan for a washout on Monday afternoon, but I would at least be prepared for the slim chance of a stray rain shower in the late afternoon or early evening.

Malcontent, out.

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Uncertainty and the weekend forecast

Weekend weather for the 17th to the 19th of May. Friday and Saturday are clear, Sunday is very tough to call. On to the forecast!

Friday will start wet, and for Kirkland specifically, things could be very wet with a Puget Sound Convergence Zone forming overnight. The question with the CZ is always where exactly. The further north you are of the King-Snohomish line, the more likely you’re in the wet, but it is possible for the zone to form a little further south. If you’re south of downtown Bellevue and Seattle, the rain will be lighter and turn to showers earlier in the day. Friday afternoon looks, “OK,” and Friday night dries out further.

Saturday we get an onshore flow, the same wind direction that gave us our mini-heatwaves in March and last week. We won’t see temperatures soaring into the 80s, and it will be mostly cloudy, but it will get into the 70s with an increasing chance of rain on Saturday.

Sunday – this is the tough forecast. Models are all over the place on how much rain but it will rain. Most of it will be during the overnight hours and should be lighter than the rain we’ll see tonight and Friday morning. We then have a general chance of rain and “normal” May weather out until Tuesday of next week. Given how wide apart the models are, I’ll make another call on Sunday tomorrow and update.

For weekend outdoor plans Saturday is your day – won’t be bright blue skies but it will be dry.