Why This Weekend Will Be So Beautiful In Puget Sound

SEATTLE, WA - If you've been wanting to get out of town - for a hike in the Cascades or a beach day along the Pacific Coast - you should go this weekend.

A ridge of high pressure will hover over the Pacific Northwest for the next five or so days, keeping clouds and rain far north of us. That will open the door for a mostly sunny and very dry weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Puget Sound, the Pacific Coast, and the San Juan Islands will all be dry this weekend with temperatures in the low 50s (slightly cooler in the San Juans in the high 40s).

Here's the full weekend forecast for the immediate Puget Sound region:

Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the morning.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind 10 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

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