Snow flurries are expected to continue to dust the North Olympic Peninsula through Tuesday, though accumulations will be limited to an inch or 2 in the lowlands, the National Weather Service said Saturday.
A cold front that moved into the region Saturday morning brought snow to sea level, but the weather service forecasts temperatures to peak above freezing through Wednesday.
Neah Bay is forecast to receive the most snow, with 1 to 3 inches falling today, Monday and Tuesday.
Other low-lying communities can expect to see about an inch fall.
The cold air mass is bringing much-needed white stuff to Hurricane Ridge, which is still waiting for the start of its downhill ski season.
Four new inches had fallen as of Saturday morning, with another 4 predicted.
Hurricane Ridge has a snow base of 52 inches.
As much as a foot of snow was expected to fall at Mount Baker, with less at other ski resorts in the Cascade Mountains.
The Weather Service is using a new Doppler radar center, installed last September in Southwest Washington, to track the snowfall.
Johnny Berg, Weather Service meteorologist, said it allows them to see a “more complete picture” of what is coming.
Still, it remained uncertain Saturday how much snow a series of stronger, wetter storms arriving around Tuesday will bring, the Weather Service said.