Few showers and slightly warmer temperatures Tuesday

Seattle weather: Lingering showers and slightly warmer temperatures Tuesday

FOX 13 Meteorologist Claire Anderson has warmer temperatures later this week in your Western Washington forecast.

Showers, sunbreaks and cooler temperatures this afternoon for the Pacific Northwest. A chance of thunderstorms is still in the forecast through this evening.

TODAY HIGH TEMPS

A Puget Sound Convergence Zone is expected this evening, bringing heavier rain, hail and even lightning. We will also see more mountain pass snow through Tuesday morning.

TONIGHT FORECAST

Tonight's lows will be chilly again and below seasonal average, dropping into the upper 30s and low 40s.

Regional Overnight Lows

With the convergence zone and more cool air in place, snow levels will drop to 2500' by Tuesday morning. We are looking at a few more inches of snow for the mountain passes.

FUTURECAST SNOW PASSES

Tuesday we will see lingering cool showers for Western Washington. More sunbreaks are expected into the afternoon.

FUTURECAST MORNING

High temperatures will be a few degrees warmer, but we will remain below the seasonal average of 64F.

Regional Highs Tomorrow

High pressure will start to build in the area on Wednesday, which will increase temperatures and sunshine all the way through the weekend.

Jet Stream 500 mb

The temperatures will start to moderate on Wednesday, slowly getting closer to average with mostly sunny skies. Highs will warm into the 70s by Thursday and then the 80s on Friday and Saturday. Warm and sunny conditions are expected through the weekend.