Wet and windy forecast could spell trouble for Tacoma, Olympia areas Monday morning
More rain is in the forecast, but it’s the wind that could spell trouble for the Tacoma and Olympia areas come Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
That’s because while 1-1.5 inches of rain is expected to fall across the region Monday morning and afternoon, it will be met with wind gusts of up to 40-45 miles per hour, forecaster Jacob DeFlitch said Sunday.
Combine windy conditions with saturated soils and it can uproot trees and knock off tree limbs, leading to power outages and other problems. Rainfall totals could produce some urban flooding and ponding, he said.
The region will have to brace itself through Monday afternoon, then the rain and wind speeds will taper off to “breezy,” DeFlitch said.
Drier conditions are expected Tuesday, then Wednesday appears to be the only dry day of the week. Another weather system is expected to move through the area Thursday and Friday, he said.
Those slightly drier conditions are also going to produce chillier weather, with daytime temperatures rising only to the 40s. Overnight temperatures could drop to freezing, beginning Tuesday night, DeFlitch said.
This story was originally published November 14, 2021 at 12:45 PM.
