A wintry mix of rain and snow is causing a mess for much of Washington. Many areas hit hardest by snow are now turning their attention to the ice.
Overnight temperatures on Friday will be near freezing, and there could be some patchy ice in some of the colder, rural areas, but most other locations will have just wet or slushy pavement and roads.
In the Cascades, a Winter Storm Warning continues through Saturday morning for another 6-10 inches of snow. Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass are closed and will be reassessed on Saturday.
Some light snow showers are projected to crop up again Saturday morning near the Cascades, possibly affecting some adjacent lowland areas. Significant further accumulation is not expected in the morning, and by afternoon, we should see some sunshine emerge in spots. Highs will be in the 40s.
There will be some minor flooding on the Skokomish, Chehalis, Skookumchuck, and Newaukum rivers on Saturday.
Expect some rain showers to return on Sunday afternoon and evening, mainly across the northern parts of the area. Otherwise, it’ll be mainly cloudy Sunday with highs in the 40s.
We turn markedly warmer on Monday through much of next week with highs in Seattle in the mid to upper 50s. Rain will increase at times, and snow levels will rise to above 6,000 feet — raining on all the new snow. This will continue to keep the danger of avalanches high.
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