Washington Weather: 02-21-2026

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly, and welcome to the Washington Weather Podcast. It's Saturday, February 17th, and folks, the state is running two completely different weather engines today. Here's the deal. Step outside in the Puget Sound and you're feeling 37 degrees with a slight chance of showers. Not terrible. Now drive east over the Cascades and the thermometer drops to 25 degrees. Bone dry, but the kind of cold that stings your knuckles before you finish pumping gas. Down in the South Sound, you're stuck in the gray at 34 degrees. Rain is likely all day. That's your Saturday. Grab the rain jacket, not the umbrella. Wind will win that fight. Tonight things quiet down across the board. Puget Sound dips into the mid 30s. Eastern Washington falls to the low 20s. Your car windshield will need a good scrape tomorrow morning. South Sound stays damp with lows in the low 30s. Sunday brings a subtle shift. Puget Sound climbs back to the upper 30s. Eastern Washington stays stubborn cold, highs only in the mid 20s. South Sound finally dries out, but you'll want a warm layer because highs barely crack the mid 30s. Here's your heads up for the week ahead. We stay unsettled with more rain chances rolling in midweek. No Arctic blast coming, but no warm up either. Temperatures hold steady, treading water in the 30s. The bright spot? We're gaining nearly 3 minutes of daylight each day. Sunrise at 6:32 A.M., sunset at 5:20 P.M. That light at the end of the tunnel is literally getting bigger. Air quality sits at moderate today, so sensitive groups, you'll want to take it easy outside. One more thing. If this forecast helped you plan your Saturday, share it with a neighbor. Word of mouth keeps us going. Bundle up out there. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Take care!