Silent night, calmer winds in sight for Seattle this Christmas Eve

High winds won't strike Western Washington over the holiday after all. But still be prepared for a few breezes.

It's a Christmas Eve miracle! The weather over the holiday was forecast to be frightful, but now, it's more delightful.

That is, if you consider the usual Northwest gray skies and showers "delightful." It's certainly better than the severe winds, with the potential for power outages, that were previously expected.

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"We are still expecting to see some breezy conditions across the Seattle metro area this afternoon," Dev McMillian, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Seattle, said Wednesday.

McMillian further noted that the Seattle area can expect "30-35 mph winds [Wednesday] afternoon before conditions become more benign into the evening."

As for Christmas Day, Thursday, another windy weather system is slated for Western Washington, but it isn't likely to be impactful with winds up to 20 mph. The Weather Service forecast a rainy Christmas, with lows in the mid-to-high 30s, and highs in the 40s into the weekend.

McMillian noted that Wednesday's forecast was challenging. Weather models were split over how severe, or mild, the wind would be over Christmas Eve. Being cautious, the Weather Service opted to issue a high-wind warning Tuesday evening. That was downgraded to a wind advisory over night. As weather conditions became even more clear Wednesday, the advisory was nixed altogether.

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