... Winter Storm Watch issued for Monday night and Tuesday...
A moist and vigorous warm front is expected to move into western Washington on either Monday night or Tuesday. With a cold arctic air mass currently in place... precipitation with this front will start in the form of snow. Snowfall should become heavy at times with the potential for significant and heavy accumulations across The Lowlands all the way down to sea level. The snow should turn over to rain sometime on Tuesday.
While it is too early to say exactly how much snow will fall... this event has the potential to be the heaviest and most widespread snow event for the western Washington lowlands since the heavy snows after Christmas in 1996.
It still remains unclear whether the snow will start on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. The timing of the snow will also have an impact on exactly how much snow falls.
People are strongly urged to keep up with the latest forecasts on this evolving snowstorm... especially with the potential impacts on the Tuesday morning commute. A changeover to rain on Tuesday could further worsen driving conditions on Tuesday by turning the snow on the ground to thick slush.
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