Seattle weather: Thanksgiving travel improves around Puget Sound

Rain returns Wednesday after sunshine around the Puget Sound area and will stick around through Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Puget Sound area will get a nice break from the rain. It looks mainly dry through the daylight hours. Widespread rain returns late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

(FOX 13 Seattle)

Rain or snow on Thanksgiving?

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For Thanksgiving, it will be wet at times with on and off showers throughout the day. Snow levels will be higher, so it will be just rain over the Cascade passes. Overall, travel should be decent around Washington State.

(FOX 13 Seattle)

(FOX 13 Seattle)

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What's next:

Black Friday and the weekend look nice and dry with partly cloudy skies Friday and Sunday. Temperatures will be cooler over the weekend with daytime highs in the mid 40s and overnight lows in the mid 30s.

(FOX 13 Seattle)

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The Source: Information in this story comes from weather models interpreted by FOX 13 Seattle Chief Meteorologist Brian MacMillan.

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