Seattle weather: 70s and sunshine return on Thursday

Seattle weather: sunny and 70's on the horizon

FOX 13 chief meteorologist Brian MacMillan has your seven-day forecast.

SEATTLE - Western Washington is heading into a much nicer stretch of weather as we move into the second half of the week.

Wednesday evening will stay partly cloudy with high clouds and temperatures cooling into the 40s overnight.

Wednesday night will bring partly cloudy skies to Western Washington. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Warming trend to end the week in Seattle

Thursday will be beautiful and warm. Sunshine will become more widespread, and temperatures will climb well into the 70s across much of the interior. A few areas south of Olympia could flirt with the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. Along the coast, temperatures will stay cooler but still pleasant, with highs in the 60s.

Friday stays warm with another mostly sunny day expected inland. The ridge of high pressure will begin to weaken slightly, but temperatures should still reach the 70s for many communities away from the water.

Memorial Day weekend weather in western WA

As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, the pattern starts to shift. More onshore flow will gradually cool temperatures Saturday and Sunday while also increasing cloud cover. Sunday night into Memorial Day, light rain chances increase across Western Washington as a wetter weather pattern tries to move back into the region.

Rain showers will return to Western Washington by Memorial Day. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Temperatures will warm up this week in Seattle with a beautiful start to the Memorial Day Weekend. (FOX 13 Seattle)

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