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May 2, 2020 5 tweets 3 min read Read on X
Good morning, Western Washington! It's shaping up to be fairly active in terms of weather, so here's a tweet thread to get your day started. Here are some of the things we've been thinking about while putting the forecast together
🌧️Rain 🍃Winds 🌩️Thunderstorms

#wawx
A check of the radar this morning at 6 AM shows plenty of rain starting to fill in to our south and west.
It'll be a fairly wet day, with up to a half-inch up and down the I-5 corridor, and higher amounts on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Cascades. Snow levels are high today, well above the Cascade passes. They'll lower overnight, though. #wawx Image
It will also be pretty windy today across much of the region. Gusts will peak late this morning through midday along the coast and in the afternoon inland. If you have any loose items that could get blown around, it would be a good idea to secure them before the winds pick up! Image
Finally, we will have a chance for a few stronger showers or thunderstorms. If you need to be outside, be aware of the potential for heavy rain and lightning. Remember to seek safe shelter indoors if a thunderstorm is approaching! #wawx Image

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Here's a meteorological explanation of WHY it will become so warm & smoky this weekend.

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Another round of morning thoughts from the forecast desk:

- A modified arctic front will lead to a few snow showers mainly north of Seattle today.
- The front will bring cold, but increasingly drier air to much of the region on Thursday.
- The weather system on Thursday will be battling this very dry air.
- Because of this dry air in place, we expect the best snowfall accumulation potential Thursday afternoon and night will be south of Tacoma.
- This won't be a "one and done" situation.
- Another weather system arrives Fri night & Saturday A.M. This one has greater snowfall potential across a larger portion of Western WA.
- There is still some considerable uncertainty on amounts.
- Saturday's system is less a question of "Will it snow?", but rather "How much?"
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Feb 10, 2021
Alright everyone, let's discuss the active weather pattern for this week. Here are the main areas of focus:

🌨️Lowland Snow
🥶Cold Temperatures & Wind Chill
🌬️Locally Strong Winds Morning temperatures will be in the 20s to low 30s tonight.
The active weather pattern is expected from Wednesday through the weekend. Spotty snow showers Wednesday, with increasing snow Thursday morning. The potential exists for another round of snow Friday night into the weekend. However, there is uncertainty in the forecast. #WAwx
First call snow map for Thursday-Friday Morning:

Confidence is increasing in lowland snow for Thursday-Friday morning. Expect some adjustment to these snow amounts as we approach the event. Another round of snow potentially Friday night into the weekend. #WAwx
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