We’re more than dreaming of a white Christmas in Puget Sound lowlands
Dec 24, 2012, 7:43 AM | Updated: 8:12 am
The quiet drifting snow is expected to turn to our usual rain, or possibly a rain-snow mix by mid-afternoon on Tuesday. (AP Photo/File)
(AP Photo/File)
Will Christmas morning be just be like “the ones you used to know” if snow hits the ground in Western Washington lowlands on Tuesday?
Snow on Christmas isn’t unusual in Eastern Washington, but the National Weather Service says the Puget Sound area could see snow on Christmas Day.
Possible snow is forecast for much of Western Washington on Tuesday. The weather service says some areas could see several inches pile up.
In other places, snow will be mixed with rain and temperatures will be too warm for any snow to accumulate.
The mountains are expected to pick up four to eight inches of new snow, while accumulation in the lowlands is expected to be more around two inches.
In some localized areas there could be even more accumulation, says the National Weather Service.
The quiet drifting snow is expected to turn to our usual rain, or possibly a rain-snow mix by mid-afternoon on Tuesday.
Rumors ran rampant that we’d actually see reindeer prints in the snow last week. Statistically, according to KING 5 Meteorologist Jeff Renner, there was only a 13 to 14 percent chance.
The National Weather Service compiled some data on the statistical chances of snow (pdf) on Christmas morning.
MyNorthwest.com’s Alyssa Kleven and Stephanie Klein, and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
