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TONIGHT: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Coming to Lakewood

A vigorous storm system will bring strong winds and heavy rain to Western Washington Tuesday night through Thursday morning.

National Weather Service in Seattle issued a special weather statement early Tuesday morning.

Starting tonight through Thursday morning, residents in Lakewood and the Western Washington area should expect strong winds and heavy rain due to a vigorous storm system.

A low-pressure system developing off the Pacific Northwest Coast today will track into northern Vancouver Island early Wednesday morning. Breezy to windy conditions are expected ahead of the front tonight through Wednesday morning. Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph are possible along the coast.

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Winds will remain gusty Wednesday evening then slowly ease into Thursday morning.

The front will bring rain, heavy at times, to the lowlands of Western Washington. Coastal areas could receive more than 2 inches of rain while many interior locations could get 1 to 2 inches.

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Click here to read the entire statement.

Here’s the forecast for this week:

  • Today: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tonight: Rain. Low around 43. South wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
  • Wednesday: Showers. High near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 1500 feet lowering to 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
  • Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
  • Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.


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