Get Out the Galoshes: Special Weather Statement Issued for Enumclaw This Weekend

The National Weather Service Seattle issued a Special Weather Statement Thursday afternoon for Enumclaw and surrounding areas for the weekend. It includes everything from snow in the passes to a risk of thunderstorms with hail in the lowlands. The statement:

A FRONTAL SYSTEM AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING ACTIVE WEATHER TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A COLD UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL FROM AROUND 3000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING TO AROUND 2000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND.

STEADY SNOW MAY PRODUCE 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PASSES FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. SHOWERS AND CONVERGENCE ZONE ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY ON STEVENS PASS.

THE AIR MASS ALOFT WILL BE QUITE COLD AND UNSTABLE OVER THE WEEKEND. HEAVIER SHOWERS IN THE LOWLANDS WILL LIKELY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL. THERE IS A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...PARTICULARLY AROUND THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS WHERE A CONVERGENCE ZONE SETS UP.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AND PEOPLE PLANNING TRIPS ACROSS THE PASSES ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

The weekend forecast for Enumclaw, according to NWS:

• Friday - A 30 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
• Friday Night -  Rain. Low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Saturday - Showers. High near 46. West southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Saturday Night -  Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Sunday - Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Sunday Night - A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.