The National Weather Service this afternoon issued this long-range weather forecast for the lowland North Olympic Peninsula. It appears the snow and ice will wash away starting Thanksgiving.
Until then, bundle up — it’s still going to be quite cold (around 12 degrees tonight).
From the Weather Service:
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 26. North wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind. 30% chance of light snow on the Peninsula’s east side, including Port Townsend, Port Ludlow.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind. Slight chance of snow on the Peninsula’s east side, including Port Townsend, Port Ludlow.
Thanksgiving Day: Cloudy, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 44.
Friday Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Saturday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
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Meteorologist Scott Sistek of our Seattle news partner, KOMO News, writes this interesting blog about why Seattle was colder Monday than Barrow, Alaska. Check it out: http://www.komonews.com/weather/blog/110191994.html?blog=y