And so it begins anew
From the
National Weather Service:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
336 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2012
WAZ513-518-519-191145-
OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
336 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2012
...FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON IN THE PASSES THIS WEEKEND...
SNOW LEVELS WILL PLUNGE FRIDAY NIGHT TO THEIR LOWEST LEVEL OF THE
SEASON SO FAR. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND
3000 FEET. SHOWERS ARE IN THE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE HIGHER
PASSES SUCH AS RAINY PASS AND CHINOOK PASS. SNOW COULD ALSO STICK
IN LOWER PASSES SUCH AS SNOQUALMIE...STEVENS...AND WHITE PASSES.
TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED AT TIMES.
OF COURSE THERE WILL ALSO BE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AWAY FROM THE
PASSES. SEVERAL INCHES COULD COVER HIKING TRAILS. HIGHER AREAS
WILL GET MORE SNOW. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN LOW ALL OF NEXT WEEK AS WELL. SHOWERS
REMAIN IN THE FORECAST AND SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS.
The road to Artist's Point
was closed a few days ago. Winter is coming...
Posted by DaveH at October 18, 2012 4:36 PM