Puget Sound had an active weather pattern over the last 24 hours, bringing rain, wind, hail, graupel and even some lowland snow to parts of western Washington.
SEATTLE — Winter held on across Puget Sound this week with lowland snowfall and a Freeze Warning issued for parts of western Washington.
A Freeze Warning was issued until 9 a.m. Thursday for Olympia and the south Puget Sound lowlands of Lewis and southern Thurston counties. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 degrees are expected.
A Frost Advisory was also issued until 9 a.m. Thursday for the foothills and valleys of southern King, Pierce, Thurston and Lewis counties. Temperatures between 32 and 36 degrees were expected to create frost.
The advisories were issued because the region is now in the growing season. The National Weather Service warned frost could be damaging to vegetation, sensitive outdoor plants and crops.
The advisories came at the tail end of an active weather system that brought rain, hail, graupel and even some lowland snow to western Washington. Video from Bonney Lake shows light snow fell Wednesday night.
Unstable weather also caused a waterspout to form over Puget Sound on Wednesday afternoon, although it was “short lived,” according to the weather service.
A warming, drying trend is expected over the next few days as high pressure builds in off the coast. Thursday and Friday are expected to be partly sunny, and overnight lows, while still seasonably chilly, climb to the mid- to upper 30s.
The next weather system is expected to move in over the weekend, but it is forecast to be weaker than the one that moved through Wednesday, according to the KING 5 First Alert Weather Team.
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