How to dress in Seattle for a rainy Summer?

Going to Seattle in a few days coming from hot California weather. Im already wearing tank tops and sleeveless shirts and hate to not be able to show off my new tan. On top of that it might rain the whole time I'm there (first week of June). Is it too cold to wear tank tops there?How to dress in Seattle for a rainy Summer?
Layer!! It starts out cold -- and I mean cold -- but gets quite warm by about 3:00 p.m. after the cloud layer has burned off. It's been absolutely beautiful in the afternoons here for about the last week, defintely tank top weather. It's been saying 60s, but it's actually getting up to about 70 by 5:00. But like I said, you'd think we were in the middle of winter when you walk out in the morning. And when they say rain up here, it's not a steady rain all day. It's kind of just hit and miss showers. Nothing you'd even need an umbrella for.



Update: Local news weather: rainy days will be Tuesday and Friday this week. Other than that, hit and miss showers and upper 60s, 70. (I know it sounds a little chilly coming from S. Cal, but when the sun comes out it feels really warm.) Next weekend is supposed to be sunny. Also remember the weather changes dramatically by location around here. Olympia is generally warmer in the summer and colder in the winter than Seattle. North of Seattle has the "convergence zone," so they get a lot more rain. If you go over the pass to Eastern Washington, they're much warmer in the spring/summer. And if you go out to the coast...bring sweats! Ocean Shores is COLD and even in the middle of summer extremely windy. Oh, how I miss Newport Beach!!!



This is kind of funny. This news anchor just told the weather guy that he just came up with five different ways to say that it could possibly rain a little bit where you are. That's our weather in a nutshell.
i'm from scorching hot california too , i'm from So. Cal and i know what you mean i'm a breathtless hiker and backpacker , and i'm always weraing tank tops , a very short blue jeans skirt , and leather flip flops an i've got a wonderfull tan too , thank-fully i'm on a swim-team atleast i can cool of , and sure i'll help i'm going the second week of june to seattle and i know that on my account it's gonna be raining there , i say i'd wear my tank-top for one day in the pouring rain to cool of , but i suggest first seeing how you feel i'm not going to be staying in the city i'm headin to seattle to pick up a good friend but i'll stay one day so we can have a fun time walking in the rain and go into different clothing stores and get some warm tea to heat up , but for the next week were headin of camping in mount rainer and some other state parks tha will deffinatley leave us breathtless after our hikes , for you i recommend maybe wearing a nice warm sweater or hoodie , and maybe wearing some nice cute shorts to match , so you can keep warm , another idea is to wear leggins on your legs and nice warm top , see what works out , but i don't want you getting a cold ! have fun ! good luck !How to dress in Seattle for a rainy Summer?
Contrary to what some have said, it DOES rain most of the time. I have lived here for about 200 days and MAYBE 5 have been sunny. Most of the country is sunny and WARM and here it is not even 60, cloudy, rainy, awful. I don't know why people get so defensive about this place and try to LIE and say it is great. We trusted a realtor and believed his lies and now are stuck in this horrid place!!!
I live where it's a little rainier, up north. I wear tanks like everyday in the summer, just make sure you have a hoodie and a back-up coat. Sometimes skirts/shorts aren't smart to wear, but I'd pack some and decide wth whatevr the given weather is!
When it rains up there it's usually a "cold" rain so need to dress warmly. Also, if you've been in So. California for a while to become climatized you will definetly feel the coolness.
I live in the area and wear tank tops all the time. I dress how ever I want and just throw on a jacket if it gets a little cold.
Geez, aren't we full of ourselves! You might think you look hot now but that "sexy" tan won't be so sexy when you're a bit older and it turns to wrinkles or cancer.



It "might rain the whole time I'm there?" I guess you've never been to Seattle, eh? Let me educate you about Seattle summers. And about Seattle in general. It DOESN'T rain all the time. We actually have an average of 200 clear days per year and summer's are especially dry - sometimes even drought conditions. So you can leave your foul weather gear and umbrella at home.