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SEATTLE - After periods of extended near-record warm temperatures and sunshine streaks in the Seattle area, there are some increased chances of snow heading into the workweek as more precipitation moves in and freezing temperatures stick around each weekday morning.
Will it snow in Seattle this week?
Heading into Monday, the FOX 13 weather team forecasts a scattered rain/snow mix throughout the morning. There are chances for spots of snow mix to develop around the Puget Sound region.
We can’t rule out wet snowflakes falling close to sea level in the morning under heavier showers, but it’ll depend on if the moisture arrives early enough to coincide with the freezing temps. Area ski resorts are finally on track to pad their snowpack amid a challenging lack of snowfall for this winter season.
For the Cascade region, reports indicate there could be up to two feet of snow for the upcoming week, including at Washington ski resorts in need of snow this year.
Snow levels will lower from around 3000' on Sunday all the way down to as low as 500' later in the week. Some much-needed snow returns to the mountains Monday with additional chances during the week.
After a dry Sunday, our weather will quickly become cool and showery during the week with chances of wet snowflakes mixed in each day. Overnight lows will be frosty, near freezing every morning.
Heading into February, the snow pack in Washington was only at about 40% of its average, with chances to make that up by the end of the season quickly dropping.
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Skiers at Snoqualmie Pass say conditions feel more like spring, with thin coverage and fewer visitors on Feb. 5, 2014. (FOX 13 Seattle)
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