NORTH SOUND, MAY 8: April showers bring May flowers. This poem from the 19th Century is especially true in Western Washington and the North Sound.
Yet this year, those April showers were fewer than usual. For instance, Everett-Paine Field had nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain all month, well short of the average 2.60 inches. For the year thus far, Everett has had just more than four inches of rain, only 31% of average.
Those May flowers have enjoyed some warm sunshine so far this month. On Tuesday, May 6, Everett climbed to 75 degrees – the warmest thus far this year. More sunshine is expected through Friday with high temperatures across the North Sound well into the 60s and perhaps around the 70s in the Cascade foothills.
This weekend, cooler weather is forecasted. A weakening weather system making its way across the Northeast Pacific is expected to bring more clouds and cooler temperatures over this Mother’s Day weekend. High temperatures are predicted to reach only the lower 60s both Saturday and Sunday, quite close to average for this time of year.
You may have heard Mother’s Day will be a wet one. Fortunately, this incoming fading weather system is expected to produce only isolated light showers across the North Sound that Sunday. More showers are forecasted in the Cascades than in the Puget Sound.
Heading into next week, the clouds will hang around with high temperatures remaining in the lower 60s and only a threat of light showers through the middle of the week.
The days continue to get longer. The year’s first 8:30 p.m. sunset was on Wednesday, May 7. The summer solstice is now only about six weeks away, on June 20..
If you have outdoor plans on Mother’s Day, the weather should be “okay” – not a warm sunny day, yet not a wet one. Whatever your Mother’s Day plans are, have a wonderful weekend.
