TONIGHT: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Coming to Bonney Lake, Sumner

National Weather Service in Seattle issued a special weather statement early Tuesday morning.

Starting tonight through Thursday morning, residents in Bonney Lake and Sumner and the Western Washington area should expect strong winds and heavy rain due to a vigorous storm system.

A low-pressure system developing off the Pacific Northwest Coast today will track into northern Vancouver Island early Wednesday morning. Breezy to windy conditions are expected ahead of the front tonight through Wednesday morning. Southerly winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph are possible along the coast.

Winds will remain gusty Wednesday evening then slowly ease into Thursday morning.

The front will bring rain, heavy at times, to the lowlands of Western Washington. Coastal areas could receive more than 2 inches of rain while many interior locations could get 1 to 2 inches.

Click here to read the entire statement.

Forecasts for this week:

Bonney Lake 

• Today: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Tonight: Rain. Low around 43. East wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Wednesday: Showers. High near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 1500 feet lowering to 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday: A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Snow level 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
• Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Sumner

• Today: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Tonight: Rain. Low around 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
• Wednesday: Showers. High near 50. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely. Snow level 1500 feet lowering to 600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Southwest wind around 14 mph.
• Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
• Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
• Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.