'Firehose' Of Rain Headed For Puget Sound, National Weather Service Predicts

BELLEVUE, WA - We're in for another soaking this week, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast. Cities around Puget Sound are forecast to get anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of rain through Tuesday.

For comparison, 2 inches of rain is equivalent to nearly 26 inches of snow.

Areas near the Cascades - like Enumclaw and Gold Bar - will see higher rainfall totals, while cities in the Tacoma could get totals in the 1.3-inch range. Around Lake Washington from Seattle to Bellevue, about 1 inch is predicted to fall.

Still, that's a lot of rain in just two days. Residents should be ready for potential landslides and power outages due to downed trees.

Here's what the National Weather Service is saying about what to expect through Tuesday:

Bellevue-Seattle area:

Sunday night: Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain. High near 54. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday night: Rain. Low around 48. Light south southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 57. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday night: Rain. Low around 50. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Puyallup-Tacoma area:

Sunday night: Rain likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday: Rain. High near 55. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday night: Rain. Low around 48. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Light south southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday night: Rain. Low around 49. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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