Warmer, drier weather for first weekend of April

Seattle weather: Spotty light rain for Tuesday

Spotty light rain around for Tuesday with a chance for thunder in the mountains.

SEATTLE - Isolated showers are in the forecast into Wednesday. Thereafter, warmer and drier weather makes a comeback in the greater Seattle area starting Thursday.

There might be wet weather from time-to-time today in Seattle.

Occasional showers are in the forecast for Seattle today. (FOX 13 Seattle)

First weekend of April in Seattle

Big picture view:

Damp pockets continue into this afternoon for some places around the Central and South Puget Sound. The coast and Olympics will only feature a light shower — most of those particular areas will trend drier. You can expect mostly cloudy skies around Western Washington.

Temperatures will be about average on Tuesday afternoon in Seattle.

Highs will reach the low to mid 50s around Western Washington on Tuesday afternoon. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Similar weather is on the way for Wednesday. By Thursday, drier and sunnier weather is back in action.

Drier, milder and sunnier weather is in store for Seattle on Thursday.

Temperatures will consistently reach the 50s over the next few days in Seattle. (FOX 13 Seattle)

By the numbers:

Thanks to mild easterly winds, temperatures on Friday warm to the mid 60s. Highs could flirt with the 70s on Saturday!

On Sunday, we have some uncertainty about how the forecast will play out and here's why: we'll be stuck between an air mass that is quiet, warm and stable (high pressure) and an air mass that is cloudy, wet and cool (low pressure).

What's next:

Right now, we expect rain to return Sunday evening with clouds increasing ahead of the showers' arrival. Stay tuned because the placement of these air masses/pressure systems will determine exactly what goes down.