Western Washington is emerging from a four-week deep freeze with a transition to milder weather. A Pacific weather system is bringing snow to Southwest WA, with possible light accumulations in the Puget Sound region. Temperatures will rise, and more wet storms are expected next week.
Western Washington has been in the deep freeze since mid-January, over 4 weeks now. More often than not, the transition back to milder, more ‘normal’ weather can be messy.moving into Oregon. Moisture from this system will spread north through Western Washington through Friday morning. Yet this moisture will encounter the current cold dry air.
This initial Pacific weather system marks a significant overall weather pattern change and will open the door to a parade of milder wet storms. The next weather system is due to spread rain into Western Washington Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures will rise well into the 40s with lows above freezing.Heading into next week, more wet weather systems are expected to swing onshore. More ‘normal’ Western Washington weather will be well underway.
The mountains are also running well behind for snowfall. Snow depths are between 60 and 90 percent of average with the south Cascades on the high end. The water in the snowpack is only between 67 percent for the Olympics and north and central Cascades, to just over 100 percent for the south Cascades. The usual peak of the mountain snowpack is around April 1For those who have enjoyed this dry mid-winter chilly sunshine, it is coming to an end.
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