Bellevue Forecast: Wet Weather Lasts Through The Weekend

BELLEVUE, WA — Over the next few days, several weather systems will move across Western Washington, packed with wind gusts, heavy rain and plenty of mountain snow, according to the latest forecasts.

The National Weather expects winds to kick up Wednesday afternoon, lasting into early Thursday, and strongest along the coast, across the San Juan Islands, Admiralty Inlet and western Whatcom and Skagit counties.

Gusts around Seattle, Tacoma and Everett should max out between 20 and 25 mph, forecasters said.

Rain will remain in the cards for the foreseeable future in most lowland areas, with the heaviest precipitation likely after Friday. A pair of weekend systems are expected to be the wettest, as heavier rain and higher snow levels lead to river levels rising. Forecasters said the Skokomish River is most likely to reach minor flood stage by the end of the week.

Temperatures look to stay fairly uniform through the weekend, with afternoon temperatures in the high 40s and low 50s and overnight lows sticking in the 40s across the lowlands.

Here is the 5-Day weather outlook in Bellevue:

Wednesday: 50°/43° (Rain)
Thursday: 48°/42° (Showers likely)
Friday: 50°/45° (Rain)
Saturday: 53°/46° (Rain likely)
Sunday: 52°/42° (Rain)

The next round of mountain snow is forecast Wednesday afternoon, at elevations between 2,500 and 3,500 feet. Stevens Pass could pick up another foot of snow by Thursday morning, with 6 to 8 inches at Snoqualmie.

More details on the weekend weather outlook will be shared as those systems get closer.