Cold nights forecast for Western Washington in the wake of damaging winds
As recovery continues from extreme winds that toppled trees and knocked out power across Western Washington, a new weather threat is looming — colder temperatures.
Thanksgiving lows are expected to drop into the mid 30s across much of the region, with temperatures forecast to hit the freezing mark Thursday night in Enumclaw, Centralia, and North Bend.
At SeaTac International Airport, the expected low Thursday is 36, with a slight change of showers.
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The National Weather Service in Seattle said conditions in the region would settle into a period of drier weather with cooler temperatures on Tuesday.
"A look outside the window here at NWS Seattle shows a standard gray, wet, murky day that one typically associates with November in the PacNW," Monday's Area Forecast Discussion said. The forecast went on to conclude that "things are gloomy all over, not just here on the shores of Lake Washington."
Meanwhile, the lower temperatures will bring some snow to the mountains. Mount Baker is expected to pick up six inches of snow Monday, and another seven inches Thursday night into Friday morning. Only a few inches of snow are expected in the coming week at Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass.
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Recovery continues from the 70 mph wind gusts that accompanied last week's bomb cyclone. As of Monday morning, more than 11,000 homes and businesses remained without power in the Puget Sound region. That includes a new outage in the Wedgewood neighborhood of Seattle.
The bulk of the power outages are expected to be fixed Monday. Puget Sound Energy reported Monday that it had restored power to more than 22,000 customers in the last 24 hours, and 98% of its customers were back online.
