Seattle weather: Rainy and breezy forecast this week

Good Monday evening, everyone. I'm meteorologist Claire Anderson in the Fox 13 Weather Center. The rain has moved in this evening with wet conditions, but then later tonight we do get some dry time with cloudy conditions as well. A little bit of breeze. Now, heading into our Tuesday, it will be wet and breezy with those wind gusts out along the coast with wind advisories in effect. So we are looking at a very active Tuesday ahead. And then another round of active weather, especially into Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. atmospheric river conditions impacting our area, bringing several rounds of these impacts. So let's talk temperatures first, because high today in the mid-50s, Seattle and SeaTac, upper 40s for Olympia, 53 for Bellingham and Friday Harbor, upper 40s for Wenatchee. Average highs for this time of year, about 54, so we're above average. And check this out. The next several days, we will continue to get warmer. 56 degrees for Tuesday. Wednesday, 65, which could tie the record set back in 1990. A warm front moving through, boosting those temperatures. Low 60s Thursday, slowly cooling back down to the 50s into early next week. But let's take a look at those conditions today. A cold front has swept through the area. A drier start to the day, but showers have returned, continuing to bring some heavier rain across the Pacific Northwest through the early evening hours, tapering later into the evening. Even a rumble of thunder is possible, especially in the southwest corner. But by 11, 1130, we really dry out with some cloudy conditions, A few spotty showers here and there, but rain does return heading into Tuesday. This is our next round of showers. Plenty of rain throughout the day Tuesday. Heavier showers out along the coast, north interior throughout Tuesday evening. Wet as well. The good news is we start to dry out a bit Tuesday night into early Wednesday. Those showers taper. Most of the rain Wednesday out towards the coast. We do see mostly cloudy conditions through Wednesday evening. Let's talk about how much rain. As we move through Tuesday, most of the rain will be... Out along the coast, Hoquiam and Forks. Quite a bit of rain, especially up into the Cascades as well. Now, wind will also be an issue. Winds picking up heading into Tuesday evening. Already breezy out along the coast. The Puget Sound will be gusty 20 to 35 miles per hour. But the strongest winds out towards the beaches, north interior through Tuesday night, as well as even into Wednesday. So wind advisories in effect out towards the coast, as well as in north interior through 7 p.m. Wednesday. So do watch for those gusty conditions. Temperatures tonight, mid to upper 40s, Tacoma and Seattle, mid 40s out along the coast, upper 30s for Wenatchee, 45 for Bellingham. Highs tomorrow, mid 50s, Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, 55 degrees for Bellingham, 50 for Wenatchee. And looking at your extended forecast, so again, mild conditions, mainly dry for Thursday, then another round of atmospheric river conditions Friday, Saturday, Sunday, mild temperatures along with breezy winds.