Wettest September on record; wind & rain continue

SEATTLE We are on track to be the wettest September on record for SeaTac with almost 6 inches of rain by midnight tonight.The previous record is 5.95" back in 1978. It's already the wettest September on record for Olympia, with almost 8 inches of rain and more on the way today.

The winds are still whipping out there, but they've calmed down from overnight.  It's chilly -- highs today upper 50s to near 60. Oh yeah, we're also getting some thunderstorms today.

Tomorrow, showers and a chance of thunderstorms continue, but the winds will be calmer.  Wednesday, we'll have a few showers with highs cooler, mid-to-upper 50s. Thursday & Friday look dry and warmer -- back into the 60s.

It looks like rain returns this weekend, overnight Saturday into Sunday, but it's too early to pinpoint this.

Viewer photos of the day . . .

A gusher in Tacoma at 27th & Pacific Ave. The sewers could not handle all the rain, so water gushed up like fountains all along Pacific. From Amber in Tacoma.

Sunset from the Narrows Airport. From B.J. in Gig Harbor, who was having dinner there.

Cashton, the Military Officer. From Lisa in Puyallup.

Logan the Scarecrow. From Kelly in Olympia.