"A quick-hitting round of Cascades snow wraps up Friday, then the weekend turns noticeably warmer and wetter northward before a drier, quieter stretch takes over. The tail end of Thursday's system keeps light snow going into Thursday night, with the best refresh focused on the higher Washington Cascades and Mt Hood; snow levels climb overnight into Friday, so lower-mountain snow turns denser by daybreak Friday."
"The last of the current storm brings mostly light but steady mountain snow Thursday into Thursday night, then fades Friday as snow levels rise into the 3,000-4,000 feet range in the Washington Cascades and around 3,000 feet near Mt Hood. Higher-elevation terrain does best, with Timberline picking up roughly five inches, Stevens landing around five inches, and Snoqualmie more in the 3-4 inch ballpark."
"The next system focuses the best snowfall on the far northern end of the region, with Mt Baker and Whistler clearly favored for the weekend refresh. Snow levels climb notably during this window, hovering roughly 3,700-4,100 feet around Mt Baker and about 2,900-3,700 feet around Whistler, so expect wetter lower-mountain conditions with the best turns higher up where precipitation stays predominantly snow."
Light mountain snow continues into Thursday night with the strongest refresher over higher Washington Cascades and Mt Hood, while snow levels climb overnight into Friday making lower-mountain snow denser. The current storm yields best totals at higher elevation: Timberline and Stevens around five inches and Snoqualmie about 3–4 inches. Snow-to-liquid ratios are near 10–12:1 at Stevens and Timberline and 7–9:1 at Snoqualmie, with gusty ridge winds Thursday night easing into Friday. A warmer Pacific push late Saturday into Sunday favors Mt Baker and Whistler, with higher snow levels producing wetter lower-mountain conditions and the best snow on upper terrain. The pattern then trends drier and mildly warm at first, cooling later with relatively little new snowfall.
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