It’s a Pinpoint Alert Day for Thursday morning for some slush, especially in western Kitsap and south/west of Puget Sound.
Through mid-evening, we could have some very light rain across the far southern parts of the area, while farther north we’ll have mainly cloudy skies. Temperatures fall to the upper 30s to around 40 by 8 to 10 p.m., when we could get some snow mixing in with light rain south/west of Puget Sound.
Gusty easterly winds are bringing very dry air into areas of Puget Sound, and gusts to 40mph are likely around North Bend and Enumclaw.
The forecast for any accumulating snow is very tricky, but the Winter Weather Advisory areas of western Kitsap County south through the south interior and around Shelton to near the coast look good, with slushy wet snow accumulations of mainly three inches or less and much of that only staying around on grassy surfaces into the morning. However, there will be some slick spots especially on higher hills and from Shelton around Hood Canal.