Western Washington is having a dry (weather) January, and a cold one

It's not just your friends and coworkers going all out for Dry January this month. Western Washington is getting in on the trend, in its own way. And just like the disposition of your friends and coworkers going dry, the region is likely to be a bit cold, too.

"We are looking [at] a relatively quiet and dry period of weather for Western Washington," said Jeff Michalski, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Seattle. "There's a little bit of rain, maybe toward the end of the week, but overall, conditions look to remain dry going into the weekend. Basically a dry, dry pattern for the area."

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Dry and cold. Some corners of the region could get freezing temps this month, with daily lows dipping into the 20s.

Winter is generally the time of year when the region receives the most precipitation, and plenty of snow gets dumped on the mountains. But Michalski added that January 2025 will be "abnormally dry." This means there will be a lull in mountain snow over the next few weeks. Many have been watching mountain conditions after snowpack was considerably lacking over the past couple years, leading to low summer water supply and hampering the region's ability to produce hydropower.

But the Northwest won't stay dry for long. And it will get colder. So, don't forget your booties, because it's gonna be cold out there just in time for Groundhogs Day on Feb. 2.

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“In the next three to four weeks, the precipitation outlook is calling for wetter-than-average conditions. That time period would be late January into early February," Michalski said.

The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center is currently forecasting wetter conditions and below normal temps for January, February, and March. As Michalski said, these conditions are likely to arrive with February.

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