Fog and chilly into the weekend

High pressure building over the area will dry up the very few lingering light rain showers tonight and we’ll see some clearing to the higher cloud cover, but not complete clearing. As we generally need clear skies for a lot of cooling and a lot of fog, morning temperatures will be above freezing in most spots early Friday and while we will have some patchy fog, it’ll be limited.

Expect some sunshine at times later Friday and highs in the 40s.

As skies will be clearer Friday night into Saturday morning, expect more patchy fog and temperatures at or below freezing in most areas, even near the Sound. Where we have fog, there could be some icy glaze on the roads. The problems probably won’t be too widespread and temperatures warm back into the 40s in the afternoon.

Now on to Sunday and beyond, and chances for lowland snow: The overall setup in the weather pattern isn’t one that we typically see for significant lowland snow. Instead, temperatures at night are probably cold enough for some snowflakes to fall nearer sea level while we warm up into the lower 40s in the afternoon and snow levels retreat back to near or above 1,000 feet. The most moisture around will be on Sunday and there will be a good chance to see snowflakes flying in the lowlands to start Sunday. Temperatures then will still be above freezing, however, so outside of a dusting of snow on higher hills and away from Puget Sound, I don’t expect any significant issues in the lowlands. A couple exceptions: Western Whatcom County, along the Strait near Port Angeles and in higher foothills spots above about 1,000 feet in elevation where a slushy inch or two could fall Sunday morning.

Monday through mid-week, we’ll have some moisture around but any rain or overnight and early morning snow looks light to non-existent.

So the forecast holds: we’ll have some shots at snow, but any significant accumulation in the lowlands (particularly around Puget Sound) looks like a pretty slim chance.

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