Cross Snoqualmie Pass Before Wednesday Night, Officials Advise

MERCER ISLAND, WA - If you need to get across Snoqualmie Pass before Thanksgiving, you should do it soon - before Wednesday, if possible - before a series of storms plow through the region on Wednesday, dumping snow in the mountains.

Snow levels will drop to around 3,000 feet Tuesday night - Snoqualmie Pass is just above that - and will only get lower as the week continues. Friday night into Saturday, snow levels will fall as low as 2,000 feet. The National Weather Service is predicting between 2 to 7 inches of snow to fall in the passes through Thanksgiving. The NWS recommends that Tuesday is the best day to travel over Snoqualmie.

"Those crossing the Cascades are encouraged to allow extra time and prepare themselves and their vehicle properly for these conditions," the NWS said in a special weather statement.

University of Washington meteorologist and weather blogger Cliff Mass is predicting three or more feet of snow above 4,000 feet in the Cascades and Olympic mountain ranges over the next week.

Meanwhile, the lowlands will see rain and wind this week with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees.
You can check the most up-to-date weather conditions at mountain passes at the Washington State Department of Transportation website:

• Snoqualmie Pass
• Stevens Pass
• Chinook-Cayuse Pass

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