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Seattle could finally get a warm day

Mar 29, 2017, 2:07 PM | Updated: 2:11 pm

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The sun will likely come out on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. (AP)

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If you’ve been longing for a warm day in the Seattle area, you just might be in luck at the end of the week.

Check the latest forecast

On Friday, we could finally be enjoying our first day with 60-degree weather this year, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike McFarland.

“It’s been raining nearly every day, but the sun will come out … We do have a chance to finally hit 60 degrees and the best chance will be on Friday,” he said.

Don’t get your hopes up too much, though. Current forecasts call for mid- to upper-50s. But McFarland is optimistic that at least some of Western Washington will enjoy a little warmth.

Until then, however, KIRO 7 Meteorologist Nick Allard says we can expect to see more rain.

As of mid-day Wednesday, SeaTac specifically was about 2 inches away from breaking a rain record. The record is 9.44 inches.

Allard says it is unlikely we will set a monthly record for rain totals.

However, another record was set. According to the Weather Service, precipitation since Feb. 1 reached about 16 inches total. In 120-plus years of weather records, this is the fourth wettest February through March, according to the Weather Service.

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