Seattle weather forecast: Snow to turn to rain, then sun

Snow in Seattle often leaves much to be desired.

That was the case Thursday morning, as any remnants of an overnight dusting in the city and across the metro area turned to rain before noon.

Wet snow lingered Thursday across Kitsap County, the Hood Canal area and the east slopes of the Olympics, but even precipitation in those locations eventually yielded to rising daytime temperatures.

Over 12,000 Puget Sound Energy customers, mostly around Olympia and on the peninsula, were without power as of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the utility company’s outage map. Peninsula Light Co. was reporting over 550 outages near Gig Harbor.

The muddy rain-and-snow system was expected to shift east Thursday night, clearing the skies over Western Washington and shoving temperatures down near freezing.

A weak building of high pressure in the atmosphere Friday will coax the sun out, keeping most areas dry.

Daytime highs will make considerable progress back up the thermometer, peaking above 50 degrees across the lowlands, the National Weather Service said.

Chances of rain will pop up over the weekend, starting Friday night, but the systems are ultimately expected to stall or fall apart as they move overhead, resulting in little in the way of measurable rain.