EVERETT — Just give it till March 10.
That’s when the sun will set after 7 p.m. in Everett, with a little help from daylight savings time — marking the end of the so-called “Big Dark” in Washington for six months.
But before we get there, we’ll have a little more rain, and possibly a little more snow, on the way out.
Everett may continue to see a cooler, “showery” pattern of rain and snow into the middle of next week, National Weather Service meteorologist Maddie Kristell said Friday.
“We are looking at some additional precipitation,” Kristell said. “And then by Wednesday, that’s where things become a little unclear about whether things will start to dry out and clear up a little bit or if we have more showers in the forecast.”
Inland cities like Arlington and Darrington will see similar precipitation chances in the coming week with brief periods of snow. No “meaningful accumulation” was expected, Kristell said.
Meanwhile, daylight saving time begins Sunday, March 10, after an eventful winter in Snohomish County, from record flooding in December to icy cold temperatures in January.
But as we begin to see more visible sun, the ground absorbs the light leading to higher temperatures as spring and summer approach, weather service meteorologist Harrison Rabenacher said Friday.
Sunlight depends on the tilt of the axis of the Earth and its relation to the sun during its orbit, Rabenacher said.
“When we get into the summer months, the Northern Hemisphere is specially receiving a lot more sunlight during the day compared to the Southern Hemisphere,” Rabenacher said. “When we go into the winter time, it’s the exact opposite.”
On Friday afternoon, the sun was expected to set at 5:55 p.m.
The sun will start setting before 7 p.m. again on Sept. 24. But that’s a story for another day.
Maya Tizon: 425-339-3434; maya.tizon@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @mayatizon.
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