More Rain & Another Soaker Later This Week: Puget Sound Forecast

SEATTLE — Active fall weather will remain in place for much of the next week, keeping things cool and wet as the season finally kicks into gear. Several systems due to roll in later in the week could dump another inch or two of precipitation across the lowlands.

The National Weather Service expects the next pattern will move through Western Washington Tuesday, bringing more showers to the Seattle area off and on through Wednesday morning. Communities around Seattle, Tacoma and Everett could see another inch of precipitation over that period.

Snow levels are forecast to drop as low as 3,500 feet Tuesday, and a little lower over the weekend, bringing more fresh snowfall to resorts and higher Cascade passes.

Forecasters expect a weaker system Wednesday, likely allowing for only limited showers before things ramp up again by Thursday evening. According to the National Weather Service, the wettest upcoming periods look to be late Thursday, early Saturday and Sunday.

Temperatures should stay pretty stable over the forecast period, sticking to the mid-50s for highs and mid-40s for lows in Seattle, warming by just a couple of degrees Thursday and Friday. Sunday afternoon's high of 55 was more than 30 degrees cooler than the record-breaking heat seen the weekend before.

While a few specifics are still being firmed up for the late-week forecast, current models show up to two inches of rainfall possible in much of Puget Sound from Thursday night through Sunday.

The National Weather Service is also monitoring burn scars from recent wildfires, where heavy rainfall can quickly lend to landslides and other deadly hazards. A flash flood watch will remain in place near the Bolt Creek Fire through Tuesday afternoon.