Snow totals over the last few days ranged from 1 - 4 in across the state, with the summit of Alpental coming out on top. Temperatures will stay cool over the next few days in the wake of the passage of the cold front.

Another weak storm will cross the state this weekend, bringing a few inches of snow. Temperatures will start to climb early next week and it will soon feel like Spring again. 

By the middle of next week, the next storm approaches the western US. The latest guidance suggests this storm will track through the Northwest, bringing another round of showers through the end of the week. This storm looks warmer than some of the recent ones, so this is looking like a mainly rain event until the tail end of the storm. We're still a week or more out on this one though, so I won't get into too many details just yet. 

Below you can see the two storms moving through the Northwest this weekend and in the middle of next week.

In the long-range, we should see another ridge developing in the western US following the mid-week storm. It's not clear just yet how long that ridge will stick around and keep us dry. 

Thanks for reading the Washington Daily Snow!

Next post on Saturday.

Luke Stone
Forecaster, OpenSnow

Summer Weather: How To Use OpenSnow

As the snow begins to melt and summer conditions quickly take over, remember that you can use OpenSnow as your go-to weather app during the non-winter months.

Get started by going to...

1. Favorites > Weather
2. Location > Weather
3. Maps > Weather

Switch to using your "Summer" favorites list, check the "Weather" tab on both the Favorites screen and any location screen, and avoid poor air quality & incoming storms with our summer-focused map layers in the OpenSnow app.

You can also view the hourly forecast for the next 10 days for any location on Earth in OpenSnow.

1. Go to the "Maps" tab.
2. Tap anywhere or search for a city.
3. Tap "View Forecast".

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