First Fall Storm To Hit Puget Sound This Week

SEATTLE, WA - You knew this was coming. The first serious storm of the fall season will hit Puget Sound this week. As usual, that means heavy rain, wind, flooding, and leaves blocking your local storm drain.

Forecasts show the storm moving in Monday night, but the heaviest rain will fall mid-week. This rainy-windy weather pattern is supposed to last through the weekend.

"While it appears that a very heavy rainfall event will occur over or near the area midweek, forecast models are showing variability on the timing of the rain and the location of the flood-producing rainfall," a statement from the National Weather Service says about the storm. "Fall leaves and locally heavy rainfall rates will give the threat of street flooding at times in urban areas late Tuesday night through Thursday morning. Water accumulation during the event can be alleviated by keeping storm drains clear of leaf litter, clutter and debris."

Here's how things will look on a local level, according to the National Weather Service:

Seattle-Bellevue

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 21 mph.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 56. Breezy, with a south wind 17 to 22 mph becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 60. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 52. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 48.

Friday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Puyallup-Lakewood

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. West wind 11 to 16 mph becoming south after midnight.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 57. South southwest wind 14 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Rain. High near 60. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain. Low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55.

Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

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