After the warmest day of the year, will the mild weather last through the weekend?
Feb 28, 2025, 6:30 AM
We got a sneak peak of Spring weather, but what's next? (Photo: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest)
(Photo: Julia Dallas, MyNorthwest)
More mild weather is expected throughout the Puget Sound region Friday with highs expected to hover around 60 degrees, but will the pleasant break in the weather continue through the weekend?
Thursday was the warmest day of the year so far, peaking at 63 degrees — 11 degrees above the average. Seattle reaches 60 degrees for the first time by Feb. 26 on average, so the slightly warmer weather is right on schedule for the area.
“The last time we got to 60 (degrees) in Seattle was back in early November,” KIRO 7 meteorologist Morgan Palmer said.
Friday is expected to mirror Thursday’s conditions, with plenty of sun and no rain in sight, despite the daily high not quite reaching Thursday’s mark. Sunshine is expected to linger through Saturday, but by Sunday, the high drops significantly (approximately 10 degrees) with light rain showers expected to stretch into Monday. Rain should return by Sunday afternoon, with multiple days in the following week expected to have downpours of various degrees.
The following week is also expected to drop in temperature, not topping 55 degrees.
According to FOX 13, tree pollen has reached very high levels locally.
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Power nearly fully restored throughout western WA
A heavy windstorm knocked the power out for more than 150,000 people in Western Washington earlier this week, but power has been mostly restored.
Seattle City Light is reporting zero power outages related to the windstorm, same as Snohomish PUD. Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has 70 customers affected by power outages, as of 6 a.m. Friday.
“Dozens of crews remain in the field, working around the clock to restore electricity as quickly and safely as possible to customers without power from damage caused by Tuesday’s windstorm,” PSE stated regarding restoring power after the storm. “Since the beginning of the storm, power has been restored to more than 98% of affected customers.”
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Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest and producer of the Seattle Seahawks podcast, The Reset with Gee Scott. You can read his stories here and you can email him here.
