The heavy rains are gone -- having since moved south into Oregon. We do still have a few scattered showers roaming around tonight, but nowhere near the intensity of the past few days.

Seattle received over 8" of rain since November 1st -- almost 125% of our monthly normal barely the first week into the month. Put another way -- that's roughly 22% of our annual total. Even more impressive, Shelton had over a foot of rain.

The weather will be cooling off as well, getting snow levels down from 10,000 feet to more normal levels, and that will also help in keeping any more rain water from flowing into the riverbeds.

Speaking of riverbeds, almost all of the rivers have either already crested, or will crest by Wednesday morning. Flood Warnings do continue for a number of rivers. Again, check this link for the latest Flood Warning information. (You might have to scroll down to make your way through the various warnings).

The worst flooding continues to be along the Snoqualmie River and Cowlitz River -- both of which set records with this flood. The Carbon River, Skykomish River, Nisqually River and the south fork of the Stillaguamish also set records, but have since begun to recede. The Snohomish River is also forecast to crest at a record level and is experiencing major flooding.

There is also major flooding along the Skagit River and Puyallup River, but both are expected to fall just short of record levels.

The Cedar River is now expecting moderate flooding -- up from "minor" earlier. The Chehalis, Nisqually, Satsop rivers and Issaquah Creek are also still expected to have moderate flooding, while some minor flooding was still expected along the Deschutes, Nooksack, and Stillaguamish rivers.

Folks along the Skagit River have had their ups and downs with their forecast. Originally, the river was expected to reach 38 feet at Mount Vernon, which would be the highest level ever recorded. Then, overnight, the forecast was lowered to 34.5 feet. However, late Tuesday morning, the forecast was raised back to 36 feet. Mount Vernon residents and volunteers feverishly built a wall of sandbags along the river to try and protect nearby businesses. The crest there is expected around Tuesday evening.

Another mostly cloudy day on tap for Wednesday, with showers continuing, but some dry time in between. There is a chance for a steadier rain in the afternoon, but it would be just light rain. Highs will only reach the low 50s.

We're still clinging to a dry day Thursday, with perhaps a little bit of sunshine (that's that orange ball in the sky that provides warmth, in case you forgot) with highs in the upper 40s.

There is more rain in the extended forecast for Friday and next weekend, but snow levels will remain low enough to where additional flooding should not be a concern.

Soaked In The Northwest

By the way, we did manage to set some records with this rain. Seattle (3.29"), Olympia (4.31") and Forks (2.38") set daily rainfall records. (When was the last time Seattle had nearly an inch of rain more than Forks?).

Seattle's 3.29 inches was the third wettest day in the history of Sea-Tac Airport, falling just short of No. 2 at 3.41". The record was set just three years ago at 5.02". That one will be tough to break, and let's not try.

Here's some of the storm totals: