Like Tuesday, morning snowflakes will fall in a few neighborhoods, while most others are dry or only have light rain. Isolated bouts of lowland snow/sleet will remain possible for the next 36 hours before we dry out and get even colder for the rest of the week.
Rain was falling before 4 a.m. around the waters of Puget Sound near Whidbey Island and Snohomish County — mixing with snow over colder areas on land. Port Townsend, Snohomish County, and eastern King County all had snow falling at that hour. Classes were canceled in Granite Falls because of snow.
Where snow does fall Wednesday morning, spotty accumulations and slick roads are possible, so we’ll trigger a KOMO Weather Warn Day for the outside risk of hazardous driving. Eastern King County, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and Jefferson County should be ready for slippery roads just in case. This is the exception, however, and not the rule, as roads in many more areas will be fine to drive to work on…