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Second, short burst of snow before warm air moves across Puget Sound

Dec 9, 2016, 5:31 AM | Updated: 10:33 pm

Friday morning rain began to wash away Thursday night's snow, but it couldn't bring this snow man down in the U-District. (Dyer Oxley) 
              Snow is seen falling outside the Washington state Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 in Olympia, Wash. Other areas that saw snow in the Pacific Northwest included Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Oregon. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)
            
              Snow falls in Hood River, Ore., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. A snowstorm hit Oregon and SW Washington on Thursday. Freezing rain was also hitting Vancouver, Washington. (Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
            
              A group of young men walk across Tower Avenue through snow flurries Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in downtown Centralia, Wash. A snowstorm hit Oregon and SW Washington on Thursday. Freezing rain was also hitting Vancouver, Washington. ( Pete Caster/The Chronicle via AP)
            
              Snow falls around the Space Needle, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 in Seattle.  A wintry mix of snow, ice and rain showered the area.  (Grant Hindsley/seattlepi.com via AP)
            Snow turned to rain Friday morning, washing away the previous night's snow. (Dyer Oxley) Snow turned to rain and slush around Puget Sound. This walker in the Ravenna neighborhood was prepared. (Dyer Oxley) 
              Snow falls in Southwest Portland, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. A wintry mix of snow, ice and rain showered fear and excitement Thursday in Portland — a city that typically lives under a cloud of mist and drizzle — and other parts of Oregon. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)
            
              A person walks across the street in the snow in North Portland's St. Johns neighborhood, in Ore., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016.  A wintry mix of snow, ice and rain showered fear and excitement Thursday in Portland — a city that typically lives under a cloud of mist and drizzle — and other parts of Oregon.  (Mike Zacchino/The Oregonian via AP)
            
              A woman wipes snow from her window along Main Street in downtown Centralia, Wash., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. A snowstorm hit Oregon and SW Washington on Thursday. Freezing rain was also hitting Vancouver, Washington. (Pete Caster/The Chronicle via AP)
            Roads in Bothell remained slick throughout the morning on Friday. (City of Bothell) A semi-truck spun out during the morning hours in Kitsap County. (Washington State Patrol) Snow near Gas Works Park in Seattle. (MyNorthwest) Side roads remain snowy on Friday morning. (MyNorthwest) A light dusting of snow on top of a Washington State Ferry. (WSF) A crash blocking traffic on SR 525. (WSDOT) Snow in Bothell on Friday. (Bothell Police) Snow in West Seattle on Friday. (SDOT) Snow in Shoreline. (MyNorthwest) Snow in Granite Falls. (WSDOT) Snow in Shoreline on I-5. (WSDOT Snow in Lynnwood on I-5. (WSDOT) Snow at Camp Murray. (Washington State Department of Emergency Management) Thanks to an assist from King County Metro, a blocking semi has cleared! Everyone is working during the #wasnow ☃️ to keep roads clear and I safe. (Trooper Rick Johnson) Snow in Shoreline. (WSDOT) Snow in Lynnwood on Friday. (City of Lynnwood) Snow in Lynnwood Friday morning. (City of Lynnwood) Snow in South Everett. (KIRO Radio) Snow outside the National Weather Service's Seattle office. (National Weather Service) Snow outside the National Weather Service's Seattle office. (National Weather Service) Snow in Shoreline. (MyNorthwest) Snow in West Seattle. (MyNorthwest) Snow in Ballard. (MyNorthwest) Snow on Lake City Way. (SDOT cameras) Snow in Ravenna. (SDOT cameras) Snow in Ballard. (SDOT cameras) Snow in Roosevelt. (SDOT) Snow on Eastlake. (Jason Rantz, KIRO Radio) Snow in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood at the KIRO Radio offices. (Dyer Oxley) Snow in Olympia. (KIRO 7)

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Areas east of I-5 could see flurries of snow overnight into the early hours of Saturday morning, according to forecasters.

While locations like Enumclaw, North Bend, Snoqualmie Falls, and Maple Valley have seen “impressive” accumulation totals, the National Weather Service reports warm air will spread to most areas excepts parts of the Fraser Valley east of Bellingham.

Forecasters say a showery pattern will continue on Saturday and Sunday night across the region with temperatures near but below average for mid-December.

The NWS says “things will get interesting” again Sunday night through Tuesday. It’s too early to tell with certainty, but it looks like there could be a short period of snow across Western Washington on Monday as an arctic front moves over the region.

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Second, short burst of snow before warm air moves across Puget Sound