Chance Of Snow: Puget Sound Week Ahead Forecast

GIG HARBOR, WA - According to some forecast models, there's a chance for snow around Puget Sound this week on both Wednesday and Friday. On Wednesday, the University of Washington forecast predicts a dusting for areas west of the Cascades above 500 feet (but a higher chance closer to the Cascades). There's a better chance of a dusting on Friday morning, with 2 inches or more expected north of Edmonds.

Here's the Puget Sound week-ahead forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Rain. High near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 41. East wind around 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 47. Breezy, with a south wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

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