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Pedestrians huddle under umbrellas as they walk past the Pike Place Market and in view of Elliot Bay behind, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Seattle.
Pedestrians huddle under umbrellas as they walk past the Pike Place Market and in view of Elliot Bay behind, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Seattle.
It appears winter isn’t going to give up easily in the Pacific Northwest.
The National Weather Service has issued an advisory about the potential for freezing rain over the lowlands of Western Washington on Thursday night through Friday morning.
According to the advisory, ice accumulations are expected to be light or generally less than a tenth of an inch. But even that amount of ice can cause dangerous driving conditions on untreated roads and highways.
The areas that have the highest probability of getting some freezing rain are Thurston County, southern Mason County, eastern Grays Harbor Kaçak Bahis County, and western Lewis County, according to the current forecast. The main impact will be icy or slippery roads.
The potential for freezing rain is due to an approaching low pressure system riding over an entrenched cold air mass expected to be in place by Thursday over Western Washington.
In addition to the possibility of freezing rain, the foothills west of the Hood Canal and the Cascade foothills could receive a couple of inches of snow above 500 feet during the late Thursday night through Friday morning time frame.
The threat of freezing rain should end by late Friday morning or early Friday afternoon.
The weather is expected to remain active and wet in the following days, with below-normal temperatures and significant snowfall in the mountains.
The forecast is subject to change, so everyone is urged to keep up with the latest developments.
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