Pacific NW Weather

 Thursday, May 1st High pressure dominates the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the low 50s No rain Minimal wind South Puget Sound  Highs in the low to mid 70s Lows in the low 50s No rain Minimal wind North Willamette Valley  Highs in the low 80s Lows in the low 50s No rain  Minimal wind South Willamette Valley  Highs in the upper 70s Lows in the low 50s  No rain Minimal wind Friday, May 2nd Low pressure starts to move in, pushing the high pressure out of the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the upper 40s Scattered showers, mainly in the evening Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the upper 40s Scattered showers, mainly in the evening Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the upper 40s Scattered showers, mainly in the evening Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the upper 40s Scattered showers, mainly in the evenin...

 Tuesday, April 29th The dominant ridge of high pressure remains in place over the region… North Puget Sound  Highs in the low 50s Lows in the low 40s Scattered showers Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound  Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the low 40s Steady rain ending around 6 AM, scattered showers the rest of the day, mainly in the central sound Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the low 40s Steady rain ending around 8 AM, then showers Minimal wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the mid 40s Steady rain ending around 9 AM, than showers Minimal wind Wednesday, April 30th The ridge remains dominant… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the low 40s No rain  No wind South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the low 40s No rain No wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the low 40s No rain No wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the low 40s No rain No wind

 Sunday, April 27th A ridge of high pressure builds… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little to no wind South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little to no wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little to no wind Monday, April 28th The ridge of high pressure continues to build… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 40s No rain until a front moves through in the late evening Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the upper 40s No rain until late at night, when a front moves through Single digit gusts North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the upper 40s No rain Little to no wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the upper 40s No rain Little to no wind

 Friday, April 25th A low pressure center hangs out off the California coastline… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the low 70s Lows in the mid 40s No rain likely Gusts building throughout the day, and into the upper 20s by the evening North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 70s Lows in the mid 40s Chance of showers, particularly in the evening Gusts in the 20s South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the mid 40s Showers likely, until consistent rain begins in the evening Gusts in the teens Saturday, April 26th The low pressure center by California moves inland… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain likely Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s Sparse showers Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in th...

 Wednesday, April 23rd The PNW remains on the fringe of high and low pressure… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little wind South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little to no wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain No wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain No wind Thursday, April 24th Low pressure moves ashore to the south, creating a negative tilt in the atmosphere… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain  Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the low 70s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Little wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 70s Lows in the upper 40s Scattered showers in the late evening Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the upper 40s Rain starting in the evening Slight chance of thunderstorms Gusts in the 20s

 Monday, April 21st The region remains on the fringe between high pressure to the west, and low pressure to the east… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 50s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers  Gusts in the single digits South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers  Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers Gusts in the single digits South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30 Scattered showers Gusts in the single digits Tuesday, April 22nd A weak area of high pressure moves in… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Sparse showers Single digit gusts  South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Sparse showers Gusts in the single digits North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the low 40 No rain Gusts in the single digits South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s No rain Gu...

 Saturday, April 19th Our ridge of high pressure begins to slightly weaken… North Puget Sound: Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s Chance of rain before 6 AM and then scattered showers the rest of the day Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s Chance of rain before 6 AM and then scattered showers the rest of the day  Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the low 40s Chance of rain before 7 AM and then sparse showers the rest of the day Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the upper 30s Chance of rain before 7 AM and then sparse showers the rest of the day Gusts in the teens Sunday, April 20th 🐇🪺🥚🐣🍫 Low pressure dives down over the region from B.C… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s Heavy Showers, high in density at times Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound  Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s Scattered heavy showers, picking up in...

 Thursday, April 17th A dominant ridge builds over the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens Friday, April 18th High pressure remains in place… North Puget sound Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the mid 40s Chance of rain late in the evening Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s Chance of rain very late in the evening Gusts in the teens North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain  Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley  Highs in the upper 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the single digits

 Tuesday, April 15th High pressure remains in place… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s No rain Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound  Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s Very low chance of a sparse shower in the late evening, less than 5% chance.  Gusts in the 20s North Willamette Valley  Highs in the low 70s Lows in the mid 40s No rain Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s  Lows in the mid 40s  No rain  Gusts in the teens Wednesday, April 16th Slightly higher than normal pressure remains west of the cascades, but low pressure creeps over east of the cascades.  North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s Lows in the upper 30s No rain Gusts in the 20s South Puget Sound Highs in the low 60s Lows in the low 40s/upper 30s (colder away from the Puget sound) Very small chance of a sparse shower Gusts in the 20s North Willamette Valley Highs in the low to mid 60s Lows in the low 40s Slight ch...

 Friday, April 11th A transient ridge of high pressure moves over the region.. North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 40s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers Little to no wind  South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 40s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers, becoming more dense after mid-day Little to no wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the low 50s Lows in the upper 30s Isolated showers Little to no wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 50s Lows in the upper 30s Sparse showers Little to no wind Saturday, April 12th A deeper ridge of high pressure moves over the area… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 50s Lows in the mid 30s Showers Gusts in the teens South Puget Sound Highs in the low to mid 50s Lows in the mid to upper 30s Showers Little to no wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Scattered showers Gusts in the teens South Willamette Valley  Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Sparse showers Gusts in the teens

 Wednesday, April 9th A shallow ridge of high pressure sets up over the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 40s Slight chance of scattered showers Little to no wind South Puget Sound  Highs in the mid to upper 50s Lows in the mid to upper 40s Slight chance of sparse showers Little to no wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the upper 50s/low 60s Lows in the upper 40s No rain Little to no wind South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s Lows in the mid 40s No rain  Little to no wind Thursday, April 10th The ridge remains… North Puget Sound Highs in the upper 50s to low 60s Lows in the low 40s Dry until rain front moves through anywhere from the mid morning to early afternoon, dissipating into scattered showers by the late evening Gusts in the 30s South Puget Sound Highs anywhere from the upper 50s to mid/60s Lows in the low 40s Dry until rain front moves through anywhere from the mid morning to early afternoon, dissipating into scattered showe...

 Monday, April 7th Low pressure remains, bringing rainy weather… North Puget Sound  Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the mid 40s Heavy showers all day Very low chance of isolated lightning Gusts in the upper 20s, possibly reaching the 30s in the evening South Puget Sound  Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the mid 40s Heavy showers all day. High density of showers, especially in the morning.  Very low chance of isolated lightning Gusts in the mid to upper 30s  North Willamette Valley Highs in the low to mid 50s Lows in the mid 40s Heavy showers Gusts in the 40s  South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 50s Lows in the low 40s  Heavy showers  Gusts in the 30s  Tuesday, April 8th Lower pressure remains… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 50s Lows in the low 40s On and off steady rain and showers Gusts in the 40s South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the low 40s On and off steady rain and showers Gusts in the upper 30s North Willamette Valley Hig...

 

 Upper level clouds, a precursor of tomorrow’s front, are beginning to move over the area… Satellite imagery from College of DuPage. Notice the developing high clouds preceding the front that is beginning to mature off the coast.

 Saturday, April 5th Our ridge of high pressure stays over the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the mid to upper 60s Lows in the mid 50s Mostly dry, slight chance of an isolated shower or two No wind South Puget Sound Highs in the upper 60s, possibly reaching 70 Lows in the mid 50s Mostly dry, slight chance of a isolated shower Little to no wind  North Willamette Valley  Highs around 70 degrees  Lows in the mid 50s Mostly dry  No wind South Willamette Valley  Highs around 70 degrees Lows in the lower 50s Mostly dry No wind Sunday, April 6th Low pressure begins to move into the region.. North Puget Sound Highs in the low to mid 50s Lows in the upper 40s Showers before around 7-10 AM, and then steady rain the rest of the day Gusts in the 30s South Puget Sound Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 40s Showers before steady rain starts around 9-11 AM, and lasts the rest of the day. Gusts in the 20s North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upp...

 Some photos and videos from a heavy hail shower that passed over puyallup area at around 6:50 PM. 

 Thursday, April 3rd A ridge of higher pressure moves into the region… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 50s Lows in the upper 30s No rain No wind South Puget Sound Highs in the low to mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s Very sparse showers No wind North Willamette Valley  Highs in the low 50s Lows in the low 40s Sparse showers No wind  South Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 50s Lows in the upper 30s  Sparse showers No wind Friday, April 4th High pressure remains… North Puget Sound Highs in the low 60s Lows in the upper 30s No rain No wind  South Puget Sound Highs in the low to mid 60s  Lows in the mid 30s No rain No wind North Willamette Valley Highs in the mid 60s Lows in the upper 30s No rain Gusts in the 20s, mostly ripping from the east through the gorge.   South Willamette Valley Highs in the low 60s  Lows in the upper 30s  No rain Little to no wind