Don’t expect snow for the rest of the year

At least one meteorologist was nay-saying the snow prediction as the Washington State Department of Transportation got it’s de-icer ready for Tuesday morning.

University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass said on his blog Monday, that snow wasn’t in the cards. And while he can’t see all the way to Christmas, Mass is skeptical we’ll get a snow day before the end of 2013.

“It’s a neutral year, so it’s not an El Nino or La Nina year, which means we should expect normal weather,” Mass told KIRO Radio. “At this point, there’s no reason to expect snow – but it’s a little early to give a skillful forecast.”

The National Weather Service canceled a winter weather advisory for the east Puget Sound lowlands early Tuesday morning. The Weather Service said there were isolated snow flurries overnight but no accumulation.

Temperatures also moderated in Eastern Washington, but remain below freezing.

Forecasters expect a mostly dry day Wednesday, then rain Thursday in Western Washington with mountain snow and light snow in Eastern Washington.

The cold snap the past week froze pipes and flooded buildings in places across the state.

In case you thought you felt cold – know that it could be a lot worse. Try 135.8 degrees Fahrenheit below zero; that’s 93.2 degrees below zero Celsius. Scientists revealed Monday that’s the coldest weather ever recorded in the world, and it happened in Antarctica in 2008.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.