Breezy and wet Wednesday ahead

Name: Major rain system moving in on Thursday
Uploaded: 2025-03-18T20:55:47-07:00
Description: FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

Major rain system moving in on Thursday

FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

Wednesday will start out drier, but it won't end like that. A disturbance and cold front will bring showers to the coastal region before spreading inland. While rain will fall in the lowlands, snow levels will be around 2000' with snow expected to fall at all of our area ski resorts.

Increasing rain showers during the day on Wednesday.

Another round of rain is forecast to increase by Wednesday evening with more mountain snow.

The incoming cold front will kick our winds during the day on Wednesday. No wind advisory is expected to be issued, but we could see some gusts of up to 40 mph along the coast and strait.

Winds will be breezy at times of Wednesday.

A cold front arrives Wednesday evening, increasing winds with gusts at times near 40 mph.

We have a couple more chances at snow in the mountains this week, which could total 1 to 2 feet by the end of the week. Mild air will arrive on Monday, raising the snow level to near 6000' which rain in the forecast.

A graph showing the snow level in the Washington Cascades for the next 7 days. (FOX 13 Seattle)

What's next:

Thursday marks the first day of Spring! We will see light showers as we welcome in the new season. Breezy and wet weather will close out the weekend before we see our afternoon highs return to near 60 next week.