Western WA snow update: Light snow flurries fall in Sultan, Bellevue Thursday morning
Feb 19, 2026, 12:14 PM
Snow accumulates on the side of a residential road in southwest Washington in 2025. (Photo: Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest)
(Photo: Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest)
A day after the Granite Falls School District closed its campuses due to overnight snow, snow has been spotted falling in Sultan.
The snow isn’t sticking to the ground, but was falling as late as 11:30 a.m. According to KIRO 7 meteorologist Nick Allard, snow is also falling in Bellevue, Issaquah, and Newcastle.
We’re starting to see some light snow near Bellevue! ❄️
Remember:
– Drive for conditions
– Leave extra traveling room
– Use your lights
– Give yourself extra time
– Don’t crowd the plow! If you see our snowplows in action, do not pass unless it is safe to do so. pic.twitter.com/lgXTKxtpbI— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) February 19, 2026
Even Seattle saw a rain/snow mix late Thursday morning.
Even a few flurries in Seattle over the past hour. Not much for sure, but still some very light showers. #NickKnows #wawx pic.twitter.com/jmM8hWUTyh
— Nick Allard (@NickAllardKIRO7) February 19, 2026
“Some showers in the South Sound with temps mainly above freezing. We’ll highlight if you’ll see any snow & get you ready for some cool temps that will FEEL much cooler than what the thermostat says!” Allard wrote on X.
Sporadic, minor amounts of lowland snow are possible each night through early morning this week, through Friday.
“Showers will result in rain/snow mix across lowland areas of western Washington, primarily during the overnight/morning hours when temps are coldest,” the National Weather Service Seattle stated. “Snow accumulation is possible under heavier showers.”
“If you were to look at the overall pattern this week and rate the snow potential from 1-10, 1 being like ‘every day this lame winter so far’ and 10 being like ‘we’re about to be South Canada and you’re already too late to panic buy bread and milk,’ I’d rate this a 3,” meteorologist Scott Sistek of The Emerald City Weather Blog wrote.
The best chance for any accumulating snow in lower elevations is expected to be along the coastal region from north of Hoquiam to the western half of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Inland, higher hills and even a few lower elevations could see some snow on grassy surfaces and rooftops.
Still, no major snow is expected in western Washington.
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