Seattle weather: Clouds, spotty showers and mild for the weekend

Seattle weather: lighter weekend rain on the way

FOX 13 meteorologist Claire Anderson has the latest forecast.

SEATTLE - It was a cloudy and wet day for the Pacific Northwest with over an inch of rain for parts of the Puget Sound. Showers will lighten up for the weekend with more clouds and mild temperatures. Skies are looking drier for early next week as well. 

It was a cloudy and wet day for the Pacific Northwest with over an inch for parts of the Puget Sound. 

It was a wet morning for western Washington and the steady rain fell into the evening. Rain totals reached over 1 inch for numerous locations around the central and south Puget Sound. 

It was a wet morning for Western Washington and the steady rain fell into the evening. 

What's next:

Clouds will continue into Saturday, but the rain will be much lighter and spotty in nature. A few more showers into the evening hours and through Sunday. 

Clouds will continue into Saturday, but the rain will be much lighter and spotty in nature. 

Highs Saturday will be milder and several degrees above seasonal average, reaching the mid to upper 50s.

Highs Saturday will be milder and several degrees above seasonal average, reaching the mid to upper 50s.

Showers will be sparse Monday evening into Wednesday as we are looking at some drier skies. Temperatures will also get cooler into next week, only reaching the low 50s.

Showers will be sparse Monday evening into Wednesday as we are looking at some drier skies. 

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