Weather

Friday has been a Weather Alert Day across western Washington as some communities woke up to lowland snow, especially at and above about 400 feet in elevation. Snow reports came in from places like North Bend, Issaquah, the Renton Highlands, parts of Snohomish, areas along Highway 522 in Snohomish County, Bothell and others. Even Sea-Tac Airport recorded about a brief inch of snow very early Friday morning.

A ground delay is underway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Friday morning.

The FOX 13 Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday morning as snow fell in the lowlands and mountain passes across western Washington.

Misleading weather app icons are causing financial headaches for major attractions, like zoos, because people are canceling plans based on a single icon.

Some western Washington school districts will be delayed on Friday, Mar. 13 because of winter weather. Check the status of your district.

After a morning dusting of light snow in spots on Friday, it transitions into rain. A little drier for the weekend. Light rain returns early next week. Afternoon highs will slowly warm to near 60.

Even though temperatures will mostly stay above freezing early Friday, there is the possibility for rain to briefly mix with or change over to snow in some lowland locations.

One person died Wednesday night after a large tree fell onto a car in Monroe.

Western Washington gets too much of a break in the rain as a second atmospheric river sets up early next week. Afternoon highs will warm by Tuesday and Wednesday into the low 60s.