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Unusually Dry, Cold This Week In Mercer Island: Forecast
Is this December or July? Rain will be unusually absent this week all across Puget Sound, but it will be colder.
MERCER ISLAND, WA - This week, we're trading rain for cold air. There's no precipitation in the forecast for more than a week due to the high pressure system that moved into Puget Sound Sunday afternoon. But don't let down your guard just because of the sun: forecasters are warning of early morning fog and black ice later in the week.
Here's the week-ahead forecast from the National Weather Service:
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Calm wind.
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Monday Night: Widespread fog, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Widespread fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
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Tuesday Night: Widespread fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday: Widespread fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Wednesday Night: Widespread fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Thursday: Widespread fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Thursday Night: Widespread fog, mainly after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday: Widespread fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 46.
Friday Night: Widespread fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
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