One-two punch of rain, WA mountain snow through Saturday

Back-to-back wet weather systems will impact western Washington the next two days with widespread rain and mountain snow.

The first system will bring widespread rain during the daylight hours on Friday. The Puget Sound lowlands could see up to a half inch of rain. Breezy winds will also continue through the Cascade gaps in the western foothills of the Cascades. Gusts could reach up to 35 mph in areas usually impacted by those Cascade gap winds like Snoqualmie, North Bend, Enumclaw and Gold Bar.

A map showing the high temperatures forecast for Friday in Western Washington.

It will be a wet day for Western Washington with breezy easterly Cascade gap winds. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Snow levels will hover around 3,500 to 4,000 feet on Friday for the north and central Washington Cascades. They will be above 5,000 feet in the southern Washington Cascades. 4 to 8 inches of snow is possible over White and Stevens passes today. Snoqualmie Pass will see a rain and snow mix.

A map showing the area of a Winter Weather Advisory in the Washington Cascades.

A winter weather advisory is in effect starting Friday morning through Saturday morning for the Washington Cascades. (FOX 13 Seattle)

A graph showing the snow levels for the coming week in the Washington Cascades.

Snow levels will drop again Friday afternoon through the weekend, bringing more snow to the Cascades. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Steady widespread rain will break up into on and off showers tonight. Western Washington will see a few isolated showers on Saturday morning, but it will be more dry than wet. The next round of rain will hit Saturday late afternoon and early evening.

A map showing the futurecast for rain and clouds on Saturday evening.

Another round of widespread rain will hit Western Washington Saturday evening. (FOX 13 Seattle)

After a quick hitting shower or two on Sunday morning, a much drier pattern will take hold. Expect partly cloudy skies and average to slightly above average temperatures through the end of next week.

The 7 day forecast for the greater Seattle area.

After a one-two punch of rain Friday and Saturday, the rest of Seattle's 7 day forecast looks dry. (FOX 13 Seattle)

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