Sunshine and record warmth expected Tuesday

Seattle weather: record-setting temperatures are on the way

FOX 13 meteorologist Ilona McCauley has the latest forecast

SEATTLE - Get ready for potential record-high temperatures on Tuesday, followed by a stormy Wednesday.

Several consecutive days of snow leading into the weekend, totaling around a foot in our Cascades passes, helped increase our snowpack. Sunday's atmospheric river increased the snow levels bringing mainly rain to our higher elevations, but we get another round of snow by the end of this week and into the weekend.

Washington's snowpack on area mountains.

Recent snowfall increased the snowpack in all our area mountains.

What's next:

After a cool, wet start to the month of March, we will finally see some spring weather. Following some morning fog on Tuesday, skies will clear and turn partly cloudy with highs approaching records by the late afternoon. Tuesday will easily be the warmest day we have seen so far this year.

Forecast high temperatures on Tuesday around Western Washington.

Spring weather makes as appearance in Western Washington with near record warmth on Tuesday.

Wednesday is shaping up to be a potentially stormy day for us. A strong storm off the coast will lead to an unstable atmosphere with a rare marginal risk for severe storms. Storms will increase into the evening hours and may produce heavy rain, thunder and lightning along with small hail. Some flash flooding is also possible.