Snow Coming To University Place: National Weather Service

UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - With as much as 3 inches of snow forecast to fall tonight, the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Puget Sound lowlands from Everett to Olympia. The advisory goes into effect at midnight and lasts until 8 a.m. Sunday.

"A low pressure system will move through the area this evening into Sunday. Moisture will overrun cold air already in place, producing periods of snow in the advisory area. The steadiest snow is expected late Saturday night into Sunday morning. Snow levels will be at the valley floors in south- central Washington for much of the the period," the NWS said in a forecast.

The snow situation will be worse in the Cascades. Eight to 16 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Cascades of Pierce and Lewis counties between Saturday evening and Sunday night.

The NWS predicts a "trace" to 3 inches across the lowlands. Elevations 500 feet or higher will see more snow than areas closer to sea level, the NWS said.

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