what is the weather like in Washington State around November (Thanksgiving)?

Question

is it extremely cold?

Answer 1

It isn't "extremely" cold, no. At least not in western Washington. People seem to forget we have an eastern half of the state, not to mention a lot of mountainous areas... in November, or any time during the winter for that matter, you can always count on eastern Washington and the mountains separating east from west on being pretty darn cold. Western Washington, by comparison, is quite mild and rarely gets that cold, except during the occasional cold snap, usually due to some temporary current of air from the north. Typically, in western Washington around Thanksgiving, it's quite mild, as in the 40s-50s, and more likely than not, rainy or drizzly. The only people who think it's "awful" are pessimists, or non-natives. I've been places that are "awful" during Thanksgiving, and it's rarely "awful" for Washington. Seeing as how Thanksgiving dinner's meant to be more of an indoor event anyway, it's the ideal weather for it.

The kind of weather and how cold it will be, however, ultimately depends on where in Washington you'd be going to. The Cascade Mountains, and pretty much all of eastern Washington, will be colder than the western half; and in western Washington, the closer you are to the Pacific coast (that doesn't include Puget Sound), the rainier it'll be. Newbies to Seattle who gripe and complain about the Seattle drizzle ought to go to Long Beach, WA or especially Astoria, Oregon in November if they REALLY want to see what real rain is like...

Answer 2

It's not usually extremely cold, though last year was a notable exception. The days are usually gray with a few sunny days for you to enjoy the remains of the colors of fall. There are some frosty mornings and the days are sometimes rainy.
For the most part, the days are just chilly and gray.
Have a happy Thanksgiving... inside.

Answer 3

Hi, it has already gotten cold this year. I would dress in layers. A good tip that many people don't know is that the Smithsonian Institute is open on Thanksgiving Day. We went last year and had the National Gallery of Art to ourselves for hours. Have a great visit.

Answer 4

November will be the start of winter with more rain, lower temperatures (not freezing though) and if there is going to be a windstorm, November is a good candidate.

Answer 5

Rain, Rain, And more Rain there is hardly any sun and unless is one of those crazy years there could be snow, always expected the unexpected with seattle's weather, but really if you are going the eastern part of WA is colder!

Answer 6

The weather isn't really cold then, around the 40's or 50's.

Answer 7

Awful. Rainy and Cold, with more rain, and cold on the way. Unless you are into that sort of thing, then it's wonderful.

Answer 8

I take it you are coming to visit around then?
Advice: Bring warm, water repellent clothing, an umbrella (if you use one-I don't) and a smile, 'cuz around here at that time of year is about the only bright thing we see!

Answer 9

Lots of Rain.

Answer 10

very wet and rainy. Quite cold too!