WEATHER ALMANAC

South Sound's

Today: Patchy morning fog and clouds; chance of rain late. Highs 50 to 55. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight: Rain. Lows near 35. Tuesday: Cloudy. Highs around 45. Lows near 25. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday: Showers likely; possibly mixed with snow. Highs 40 to 45. Thursday: Showers likely. Highs 40 to 45.

Weather hot line

Call 360-357-6453 for the latest South Sound weather conditions.

Temperature

-High/low Sunday 57/22

-Normal high/low: 51/33

-High/low last year: 45/22

-Record high: 66 in 1965

-Record low: 9 in 1989

Precipitation

All totals as of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, in inches:

-Sunday's total: 0.00

-Total for March: 0.00

-Normal for March: 0.59

-Total year to date: 15.78

-Normal year to date: 14.30

Sun

-Sunset tonight: 6:01 p.m.

-Sunrise Tuesday: 6:48 a.m.

Moon

-Last quarter: Tuesday

-New moon: March 13

-First quarter: March 21

-Full moon: March 28

Tides

Today Tuesday

-Olympia

03:05 a.m. 4.5 low 04:01 a.m. 6.2 low

08:57 a.m. 15.2 high 09:39 a.m. 14.4 high

04:03 p.m. 0.5 low 05:03 p.m. 0.4 low

10:43 p.m. 12.6 high

-Shelton

04:13 a.m. 3.9 low 05:09 a.m. 5.2 low

09:38 a.m. 14.9 high 10:20 a.m. 14.1 high

05:11 p.m. 0.5 low 06:11 p.m. 0.4 low

11:24 p.m. 12.3 high

-Grays Harbor

04:39 a.m. 11.6 high 05:23 a.m. 11.1 high

11:11 a.m. 0.8 low 12:10 p.m. 1.2 low

05:28 p.m. 9.3 high 06:31 p.m. 8.5 high

11:09 p.m. 2.9 low

Week-ahead tides run Saturdays in South Sound.

Air pollution

Outdoor burning is banned in Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and in South Sound's urban growth area. For outdoor and indoor burning information, call the Olympic Air Pollution Control Authority at 360-438-8768.

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