Seattle weather forecast: Frigid temps, possible snow

Will we escape winter without another blast of cold air? Febrrruary says no!

Come next week, there’s a 90-100% chance temperatures in Washington will be below normal, according to the National Weather Service.

This cold weather pattern is expected to continue through the following week, leaving us frosty, frigid and frozen for some time.

But there’s more! Snow levels across Western Washington will also lower during this stretch of cold, upping the chances of snow Tuesday and Wednesday, the weather service said.

Before the cold weather arrives, scattered lowland showers and mountain snow were expected Friday.

Showers were expected to linger through Friday afternoon, but the day was expected to be “mostly dry and pretty cloudy,” said Carly Kovacik, a meteorologist with the weather service in Seattle.

Another weak front will arrive Saturday, sprinkling the region with showers and bringing another few inches of fresh powder to the Cascades, the weather service said.

Temperatures will continue to be a few degrees below normal through Saturday, with highs in the mid to upper 40s. 

Another system will drop into Western Washington on Sunday evening, bringing yet another burst of lowland rain and mountain snow before Presidents Day on Monday.

After Monday, uncertainty in the forecast increases, the weather service said online.

Another wet and cool weather system (the fourth since Friday, if you’re keeping count) is expected to move through the area Monday night.

“Once that pushes through, that’s going to allow some of the colder air from Canada to eventually make its way down,” Kovacik said.

Snow levels will be roughly 1,000-1,500 feet, with 1 to 2 feet of snowfall in the Cascades expected by Tuesday morning.

The pool of cold air from our neighbor up north will settle over Western Washington on Tuesday, remaining in place into Wednesday. At the same time, snow levels will lower to near sea level Tuesday night and Wednesday.

“And at that point, it’s hard to tell how much moisture we’re going to have left,” Kovacik said, adding that, “if we do have moisture, it will end up being cold enough for snow by Wednesday.”

Right now, “up to a couple inches of snow for much of the area Tuesday night and Wednesday” is in the forecast, but there is a lot of uncertainty this far out, the weather service said online.

Mother Nature will then double down on the cold weather pattern, turning temperatures even lower Wednesday and Thursday.

Highs will hover around 40 degrees on Wednesday, dropping into the 30s on Thursday. Lows will dip to the lower 20s by Thursday morning, with a few spots possibly in the upper teens.