More than 10½ feet (320 cm) of snow possible at Mt Rainier Summit by Saturday – with more snow expected thru Mon night.
This Afternoon
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 12. Wind chill values between -7 and -14. Breezy, with a south wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible.
Tonight
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 2. Wind chill values between -14 and -24. Windy, with a south wind 21 to 30 mph becoming west northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values between -16 and -26. Windy, with a west wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 13 to 19 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow showers. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around -1. Wind chill values between -16 and -21. Windy, with a west wind 32 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Friday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 14. Windy, with a west southwest wind 34 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 19 to 25 inches possible.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy. New snow accumulation of 12 to 18 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow likely. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 22 to 28 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a low around 6.
Sunday
Snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 11.
Sunday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Snow showers. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 7.
Monday Night
Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around -1.
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-121.75965288212224&lat=46.85156532575061#.Ws6OAi7waUl
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
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