Winter Weather Advisory | Washington Weather

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Washington Weather Podcast — it's Monday, February 23rd. You woke up to 0.22 inches of rain in your gauge. And right now it's 44 degrees with drizzle that just won't quit. But this isn't your average gray Monday.. This is the opening scene of a week-long weather saga. Here's what's happening. A low-pressure system off the coast is dumping moisture straight into Washington, but it's playing favorites. Puget Sound and South Sound? You're getting steady rain all afternoon. Highs hit 49 degrees around 1 P.M., then drop to 39 overnight. Eastern Washington? You're getting the colder, messier version. Rain flips to snow by midday, especially in the mountains. Winter Weather Advisories are up until 1 P.M. For Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie. And the Cascades. We're talking 8 to 12 inches above 3,000 feet, with snow falling at 1 inch per hour. If you're commuting through the passes this morning, take it slow. Tonight, the rain tapers off west of the Cascades. Eastern Washington stays chilly — lows in the low 30s with lingering mountain snow. Winds shift southeast around 8 P.M., pulling in cooler air. Tomorrow brings round two: more rain for the lowlands, more snow for the passes. Then Wednesday through Friday, the winds show up. Gusts hit 35 to 40 miles an hour — strong enough to rattle trees and slow down high-profile vehicles. And yes, more mountain snow is coming. The week ahead? A slow drying trend by the weekend, but not before one last punch of rain and wind on Thursday. Temperatures hover in the upper 40s to low 50s — warmer than normal for late February. Sunrise today at 7:02 A.M., sunset at 5:45 P.M. We're gaining 3 minutes and 21 seconds of daylight. Spring is crawling closer. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.