We’re in for a rainy, windy weekend, NWS warns

Update: The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday for much of Western Washington including Olympia. A wind advisory means winds of 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are expected.

Do your weekend plans include rainy weather? They do now.

The National Weather Service in Seattle says Western Washington will see a series of storms this weekend bringing rain, wind and high-elevation snow.

In the Olympia area, we could get wind gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon and evening on Friday and Saturday. Our three-day precipitation total is forecasted to be 1 to 1.5 inches.

Falling branches and tree limbs could cause local power outages, NWS warns.

This story was originally published April 5, 2019 at 8:48 AM with the headline "We’re in for a rainy, windy weekend, NWS warns."